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In Greece, the election campaign began after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis fixed the date of the parliamentary vote on May 21.

The two main political forces, New Democracy and Syriza, insist on a different treatment of migrants.

Among the main topics of the political platform of the two leading political powers is the construction of the border fence on the land border with Turkey.

The ruling Conservative Party has beefed up border security with a fence, which is funded by the state budget, to stem the flow of migrants.

Authorities have also increased patrols along the Maritsa River, where most illegal migrants enter.

The main opposition party Syriza insists that the fence be lifted and that all those who have sought refugee status be admitted to the country and the European Union.

In response, Migration Minister Mitarakis accused Syriza of trying to create chaos with people entering the country illegally, BNR reported.

The government has announced that 11 new vessels are being purchased with European funding for the border guarding of the maritime border in the Aegean Sea.

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