Greek conservatives take lead in early election results

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

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece's ruling conservative New Democracy party held a decisive lead in a national election on Sunday, early official results showed.

New Democracy had a lead of 41.1% of the vote based on nearly 31% of the votes counted versus 20.1% for the Syriza party.