ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The left-wing, anti-austerity Syriza party has defeated the incumbent New Democracy conservative party in the Greek general elections with almost 40 percent of total votes.
Official projections give Syriza 150 seats of the necessary 151 to have gained an absolute majority. Exit polls indicated Syriza took between 36 to 39 percent of the votes.