Snap elections in Greece did not come as a surprise to the European Commission, stated spokesperson Annika Breidthardt on Friday. Breidthardt said that before the announcement, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had a series of phone calls with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Additionally, the spokesperson noted that the Commission respects the
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