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The radical left SYRIZA party is likely to win an absolute majority in the new Greek Parliament, according to the Ministry of Interior.

It is expected that the party will win 36.5% of the vote and between 149 and 151 seats. The forecast for the rest of the parties is as follows:

New Democracy - 27.7% and 76 seats

Golden Dawn - 6.3% and 17 seats

Potami - 5.9% and 16 seats

Communist Party of Greece - 5.6% and 15 seats

PASOK - 4.8% and 13 seats

Independent Greeks - 4.7% and 13 seats.

According to the first official results announced by the Ministry of Interior and with 25.57% of the ballots counted, the ranking of the parties is the following:

SYRIZA - 35.53%

New Democracy - 28.76%

Golden Dawn - 6.38%

Potami - 5.70%

Communist Party of Greece - 5.34%

PASOK - 4.96%

Independent Greeks - 4.68%

Movement of Socialist Democrats - 2.45%.

Former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras acknowledged the loss of his party shortly before 11:00 pm. In statements that he made at the international press centre established for the elections he said that compared with the election results in 2012 New Democracy has lost only 2%, despite the severe austerity measures.

Samaras said that from now on his party will play a key role as a guarantor of stability, security and of the reforms to be carried out.

Earlier, in a telephone conversation with the leader of SYRIZA, Samaras congratulated him on the election outcome. "I appreciate it," Alexis Tsipras replied. "This is political culture," said Samaras.