Alexis Tsipras secured a new mandate as prime minister of Greece, following another clear election victory of his left-wing  SYRIZA party, with a 35.5 percent of the vote and a 7.5 point lead over its main challenger, the conservative New Democracy, in a general election that took place yesterday (September 20).

The elections were marked by an unprecedented low turnout of 55 per cent and eight parties will enter Parliament. The official results of the Parliamentary Elections, with a 99.53% of the vote counted, are as follows:

The leaders of SYRIZA and Independent Greeks confirmed yesterday that they will renew their alliance of around 155 out of the 300 seats in Parliament to form a coalition government. Thanking his supporters last night for a huge victory that gives him a mandate to "keep fighting inside and outside the country", Tsipras assured that his cabinet will be sworn in as soon as Tuesday, September 22.