Greek elections: Mitsotakis promises change after New Democracy win
Greece's new prime minister has vowed the country will "proudly raise its head again".
The leader of the centre-right New Democracy party in Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has been sworn in as prime minister after a resounding victory in a snap general election on Sunday.
Also in the programme: DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC; and Save the Children says the number of cholera cases in Yemen has doubled compared to last year.
Picture: Leader of New Democracy conservative party and winner of Greek general election Kyriakos Mitsotakis smiles during his swearing-in ceremony as a prime minister of Greece at the presidential palace in Athens on July 8, 2019. Credit: AFP /Getty Images.
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