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Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister at the presidential palace in Athens on Monday (July 8th). REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis

Greece knows its new government. After being sworn in on Monday morning, the leader of the New Democracy party, Kyriakos Mistotakis, winner of the legislative elections this weekend, made public the composition of his team in the afternoon.

With our correspondent in Athens , Charlotte Stiévenard

It is a government that reflects the Conservative candidate's campaign promises, with a focus on investment and growth. An entire ministry is devoted to them. At its head, however, there is a controversial politician, Antonis Georgiadis, former nationalist of the Laos party, archaeologist and historian by training.

At the Ministry of Finance, we find Christos Staïkouras, banker and economist. He had previously been Deputy Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2015.

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And on the other key theme of the Kyriakos Mitsotakis campaign, security, there is also Michalis Chrisochoïdis at the Ministry of the Interior. This member of the other big traditional party in Greece, the Pasok Socialists, had already held this position in 2010 and 2012.

It is a very traditional government, with few women. Only Lina Mendoni to Culture and Sport, and Niki Kerameos to Education. And despite the presence of another former member of the extreme right, Makis Voridis, Agriculture, we can highlight some openings in the center including Kharis Theokharis Tourism, former member of To Potami, liberal party and centrist.