Greece’s conservatives win big in election

Centre-right prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has won a major election victory, setting up a second vote in the summer that could give his party an outright majority in parliament
 

Alexis Tsipras 
Syriza party

Kyriakos Mitsotakis
New Democracy party

Mitsotakis is likely to reject coalition in favour of second election that gives winning party up to 50 bonus seats


PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS

99.67% counted

Projected seats

PASOK
41
11.46%

New Democracy
146
40.79%
                        
Syriza
71
20.07% of vote

Communists
26
7.23%

Hellenic Solution                                                                                                     
16
4.45%
                       
Total seats
300
151 required for majority
                                       

Source: Greek Interior Ministry 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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