Image copyright AP An estimated 60% of the ballots, which is now in power in Greece left coalition “Syriza” the former prime minister Alexis Tsipras won 35% of the votes in the parliamentary elections. In the conservative “New Democracy” – 28% of the vote.
The second place – from the conservative “New Democracy” Vangelis Meimarakis, which received 28% of the vote.
The early elections – is the fifth in a row in Greece for six years – were announced in August, after the resigned Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The Conservatives admitted defeat and congratulated Tsipras to victory.
“The vote shows that “Syriza” and Mr. Tsipras in the lead. I congratulate him and ask him to form a government that is necessary (the country), “- said the leader of the Conservative Vangelis Meimarakis.
” Syriza “will have approximately 144 seats out of 300 in Parliament, and the opposition will take only 75 seats.
However, “Syriza” will unite with other political forces in order to form a government.
The campaign was relatively sluggish, as opposed to emotional campaign in January. The turnout was just over 55% – lower than in the elections in January, when the site reached 63% of the voters.
Tsipras called the election results “a victory of the people”, saying that his decision to hold early elections was justified, and that he and his party received a mandate of four years.
According to Tsipras, he intends to form a government in coalition with the nationalist party “Independent Greeks”.
“Together we will continue the fight begun by us seven months ago,” – said Tsipras.
The policy of the new government has already predetermined by the terms of the agreement of Greece with its creditors as part of the third package of emergency financial assistance.
The popularity of the leader of “Syriza” sharply dropped when he agreed to a deal with international lenders on a new financial aid package.
Terms of the agreement include the austerity measures against which initially acted “Syriza”.
Greece is in deep financial crisis, and the winner of these elections will have to carry out further tough economic reforms.
Alexis Tsipras has signed an agreement on a new financial aid package soon after the referendum in which more than 60% of voters rejected the austerity measures, which are required of creditors.
In various interviews Tsipras said that he took the decision then to put his country’s interests above the interests of the party. According to him, if he had not agreed to a three-year aid program for Greece, likely would have to leave the eurozone.
On Friday, the TV channel Antenna TV, he said he would do everything in its power to alleviate the debt country to the creditors of the EU.
The leader of the “New Democracy” Vangelis Meimarakis described finding Tsipras power “experiment that paid dearly,” the country.
“I’m afraid that if they choose,” Syriza ” … the country again soon face the need for new elections, which would be a disaster, “- he said.
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