As if in an inadvertent nod to their geographical proximity, Greece and Turkey are both in election season, with Turkish voters heading to the polls on Sunday and Greeks a week later. The electoral landscape in Turkey is more tumultuous than in Greece, where Prime Minister Mitsotakis is widely seen as a shoo-in. 

Following a period of national mourning after a train disaster in February, the campaigns of all the major parties have taken on an almost festive air. Yet with Turkey next door and the war in Ukraine raging not far away, there are many serious issues at stake.