As polling stations close in Greece, exit polls show there may be no conclusive winner: New Democracy had 27.5 percent to 30.5 percent of the vote, the exit poll broadcast on state-run NET TV showed. Syriza had 27 percent to 30 percent. Socialist Pasok got between 10 percent and 12 percent, according to the poll.
UPDATE:
Here is a more detailed breakdown of Greek exit polls, as broadbast by state-run NET TV
Political Party Percentage
New Democracy 27.5 – 30.5
Syriza 27 – 30
Pasok 10 – 12
Independent Greeks 6 – 7.5
Communist Party 5 – 6
Golden Dawn 6 – 7.5
Democratic Left 5.5 – 6.5
UPDATE:
Compare these results with those of the inconclusive May 6 election:
New Democracy — 19 percent or 108 seats
Syriza — 17 percent or 52 seats
Pasok — 13 percent or 41 seats
So the major parties gained a larger proportion of the votes this time around, as voters concentrated on those candidacies most likely to be able to form a government.
UPDATE:
The latest polls from Greece, based on a sample of 10,000 voters and broadcast on state-run NET TV, show New Democracy and Pasok would have a majority of 159 seats in Greece’s 300-seat Parliament:
New Democracy — 28.6-30 percent
Syriza –27.5-28.4 percent
Pasok — 11-12.4 percent
UPDATE 9:02 p.m. in Athens:
The results of the Greek general election, with just 20 percent of the ballots counted, are, according to the ministry of the interior’s website:
New Democracy 31 percent
Syriza 25.5 percent
Pasok 13.4 percent
Independent Greeks 7.3 percent
Communist Party 4.4 percent
Golden Dawn 6.9 percent
Democratic Left 5.9 percent
