The left-wing Syriza party of former prime minister Alexis Tsipras appeared to have won Greece’s early election Sunday, but without the absolute majority needed to form a government, according to exit poll projections.
Updated exit poll data shows Syriza winning between 33 and 35 percent compared to New Democracy at between 28.5 and 30 percent.
Syriza supporters outside the party’s main electoral center cheer and clap, waving party flags as the exit poll results are announced. The survey was conducted jointly for Greek TV channels by five of the country’s largest certified polling firms.
A tired-looking Tsipras is hugged by party supporters as he arrives at Syriza headquarters, waving to the crowd gathered outside.
Eight parties appeared to have won enough votes to enter parliament, with a ninth — the anti-bailout Popular Unity party formed by rebel Syriza members — struggling to make it past the 3 percent threshold.
— AP
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