
Talks between three Greek parties on forming a new coalition government are set to resume on Wednesday, amid intense international pressure. New Democracy, the conservative winner of Sunday’s election, is expected to lead the new government. Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos said a government could be formed by midday on Wednesday. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras’s [...]

Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls. New Democracy, which broadly supports a European bailout deal, was one to two percentage points ahead of Syriza, which opposes the measure. The outcome could decide Greece’s future inside the euro. If the exit poll [...]

Right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza parties are almost neck-and-neck after Greek parliamentary elections, according to the first exit polls. Greece elections exit polls 75% at 19:00, local time: New Democracy: 27.5-30.5% Syriza: 27-30% Pasok: 10-12% Greek elections outcomes: If pro-austerity parties (Pasok and New Democracy) win: • Could have best chance of re-negotiating bailout [...]

The polls have opened this morning in Greece for crucial elections which could determine the country’s future in the eurozone. The main contenders, the right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza, are at odds over whether broadly to stick with the tough EU bailout deal, or reject it and boost social spending. Opinion polls are banned [...]