The interior ministry projected that New Democracy could win 145 seats in parliament, six short of an absolute majority. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ATHENS - Greece’s ruling New Democracy party stormed to a crushing victory in a parliamentary election on Sunday but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own.
On Monday, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will give the top three parties - New Democracy, Syriza and the Socialist PASOK - three days each in turn to form a coalition government. “The ballot results are decisive. They show that New Democracy has the approval of the people to rule, strong and autonomous,” he told cheering crowds outside party headquarters in downtown Athens.
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