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The conservatives of Antonis Samaras' New Democracy (ND) have won the Greek general election with 29.66% of the vote. ND won 129 seats out of 300. With 26.89% of the vote, the radicial left coalition Syriza garnered 71 seats, while the socialist Pasok party won 33 seats. The Greeks Independents (right) won 20 seats and the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn 18. Antonis Samaras will now attempt to form a coalition with parties that support the memorandum signed with the EU-ECB-IMF troika.
Vote for hope – Eleftheros Typos
The Greek electorate has voted for poltical parties supported by its EU partners. Meanwhile, the national football team qualified for the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 where in the ultimate of ironies it is play against Germany.
One nil for the euro – Die Welt
“In a tragedy of historic proportions, the conservatives of Antonis Samaras' New Democracy, who accepted the EU's bailout plan, have won the Greek elections.”
Can he save Europe? – Berlingske Tidende
“European leaders working to avert a meltdown of the single currency gained some respite when Greek voters handed a narrow victory to mainstream conservatives and the chance to forge a pro-euro and pro-bailout coalition.”
Greece gives Europe a chance – The Guardian
“The parties in favour of bailout, New Democracy and Pasok, will be able to govern.”
Greece vote for the euro – La Vanguardia
Victory for the pro-bailout party New Democracy in the Greek elections comes as the American Brookings Institute publishes a report predicting global economic slowdown and recession.
Greeks clearly opt to stay in eurozone – Hospodářské Noviny
In the second round of elections, President François Hollande's Socialist Party (PS) — whose traditonal symbol is the pink rose — won an absolute majority, 290 out of 577 seats, in the National Assembly. The party of the outgoing conservative majority dropped from 314 to 229 seats. Marine Le Pen's far-right Front National won two, while the environmentalists on 17 seats won the right to become a parliamentary group for the first time. The abstention rate was 43.71%, a record under the Fifth Republic.
France faces crisis in pink – Le Figaro
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