Parliamentary Elections In Greece -- News Roundup

Greek Elections Shake Up Parliament -- L.A. Times

Greece's conservatives win the most seats but fall far short of a majority, causing a political deadlock at a time of heightened economic unease.

ATHENS — Greek conservatives won at the polls Sunday in national elections but fell far short of enough seats to take power, deadlocking Parliament and deepening unease over the country's economic future and its continued membership in the Eurozone.

With 72% of the votes counted, Antonis Samaras and his center-right New Democracy party had 19.7% of the vote, giving them 111 seats — far short of the number needed to secure an outright majority inGreece's300-seat Parliament. Samaras, 61, has three days to try to form a coalition before passing on the task to the runner-up party.

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More News On Greece's Parliamentary Elections

Angry Greeks redraw election map -- AP
Greeks punish main parties, risk euro exit -- Reuters
Greek governing parties 'lose majority' at polls -- BBC
Voters punish Greece's centrist parties, setting stage for new government -- CNN
Greek voters vent anger towards austerity at ballot box -- The Guardian
Exit Polls: Top Greek Parties Suffer Major Election Losses -- Voice of America
Greek voters flock to anti-bailout groups, leaving no parties with enough seats to form a government -- New York Daily News/AP
Greek Election Surprise Rejects ‘Barbarism’ of Bailout Austerity -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Greeks punish main parties, risk euro exit -- Euronews
Greece's direction murky after elections -- UPI