Newly elected New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday sent a message of renewal during the hand-over ceremony at the party offices.

Mitsotakis thanked Ioannis Plakiotakis, who served as interim leader, for his work adding that the party has deep roots in the society.

“We will renew New Democracy with respect to its history and based on the present needs. It is our duty New Democracy to become the great centre-right party and to close the circle of populism. No one is redundant, but the party needs opening,” he stressed.

The final results of the second round of the elections were announced by central election committee (KEFE) chief Yiannis Tragakis .

With 100% of the votes counted, Kyriakos Mitsotakis got 52.43% (173,297 votes), while his fellow candidate Vangelis Meimarakis got 47.57% (157,224 votes), while 334,752 members of New Democracy casted their vote.