Greek conservatives lead in national election-exit poll

Supporters of New Democracy conservative party react at the party's main election kiosk after the announcement of the first exit polls, in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Greek conservatives were leading over the leftist Syriza in elections on Sunday, a joint exit poll by six polling agencies showed.

The exit poll gave the conservative New Democracy party between 37.5-41.5% of the vote versus 23.5-27.5% for the Syriza party, which governed the country in 2015-2019, at the peak of Greece's financial crisis.

The projections suggested that New Democracy was not likely to win outright.

Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks to media outside the party's headquarters, after the general election, in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

EXIT POLL

PARTIES * VOTES %

ND

People sit at the New Democracy conservative party's headquarters after the general election, in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

37.5-41.5

Syriza

23.5-27.5

Supporters of New Democracy conservative look on at the party's main election kiosk after the general election, in Athens, Greece, May 21, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

PASOK

11.5-12.5

KKE

6.5-7.5

EL

4.3-5.3

Mera25

2.5-3.5

Plefsi 2.5-3.5

Eleftherias

2.5-3.5

Niki

Exit poll conducted by: ALCO, Marc, Metron Analysis, MRB Hellas, Pulse and GPO

* ND: Conservative party, leader PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Syriza: Leftist party, leader Alexis Tsipras

PASOK: Socialist party, leader Nikos Androulakis

KKE: Communist party, leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas

Mera25: Leftist party, leader Yanis Varoufakis

EL: Right-wing Elliniki Lysi (Hellenic Solution), leader Kyriakos Velopoulos

Plefsi Eleftherias, leftist party, leader Zoe Constantopoulou

Niki, nationalist party, leader Dimitriοs Natsios

(Reporting by Athens Νewsroom)