Opposition Socialists easily winning Greek election according to initial results, exit polls

October 4th, 2009 Socialists claim victory in Greek electionATHENS, Greece — Greek voters angered by repeated scandals and a faltering economy ousted Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis in an early election Sunday, returning the Socialists to power after five years of conservative governance, initial results indicated. Final projections issued by the company carrying out the vote counting indicated that former foreign minister George Papandreou's Panhellenic Socialist Movement, or PASOK, would win with a landslide, gaining 43.8 percent of the vote with Karamanlis' New Democracy trailing with 33.9 percent.

October 4th, 2009 Conservatives concede defeat in Greek electionATHENS, Greece — Greece's governing conservatives have conceded defeat to the main opposition Socialists in Sunday's parliamentary election. A party statement says Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis phoned Socialist leader George Papandreou to congratulate him on the party victory.

October 4th, 2009 Exit poll: Socialists to win Greek electionATHENS, Greece — The main opposition Socialists will easily win Greece's parliamentary election on Sunday, as voters angered by a faltering economy and a string of corruption scandals turned against Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' governing conservatives, exit polls indicated. Initial nationwide results, with just over 8 percent of the vote counted, gave the Socialists 43.3 percent and the conservatives 36.2 percent, while turnout was at 67 percent.

September 5th, 2009 THESSALONIKI - Thousands of people marched in the northern port city of Thessaloniki Saturday to protest the ruling conservative government's austere economic reforms ahead of elections next month. More than 10,000 people marched through downtown Thessaloniki towards the International Trade Fair where Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis was giving a speech on the state of the economy.

September 2nd, 2009 Greece's conservatives call early general electionATHENS, Greece — Greece's Conservative prime minister on Wednesday called an early general election, seeking a renewed mandate to impose tougher economic reforms and deal with the international financial crisis. Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis did not announce a date for the election, though it is expected on Oct.

September 2nd, 2009 Greek conservatives call early election Oct. 4ATHENS, Greece — Greece's Conservative prime minister on Wednesday called an early general election for Oct.

July 27th, 2009 Albanian prime minister's re-election confirmedTIRANA, Albania — Albanian officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Sali Berisha's party has won re-election following a lengthy recount process. Election officials said Berisha's Democrats won 68 seats in the June 28 general election, while allies set to join the next government won two seats in the 140-seat parliament.

July 6th, 2009 Bulgarian conservatives win election by big marginSOFIA, Bulgaria — Official results confirm Bulgaria's conservative opposition has won parliamentary elections by a wide margin. Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat hours after polls closed late Sunday, clearing the way for Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov to form the next government.

July 5th, 2009 Opposition party appears to win Bulgaria's voteSOFIA, Bulgaria — A right-wing opposition party appeared to win Bulgaria's parliamentary election by a wide margin on Sunday, and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat. Official election results are not expected until Monday, but Sofia Mayor Boiko Borisov, the leader of the right-wing Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria, said he expected to form the country's next government and serve as its prime minister.

May 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two days ahead of the poll results, the Congress party Thursday was upbeat about emerging the single largest party and dismissed exit polls carried out by media organisations. Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the Congress would prove the exit polls wrong by winning many more seats than predicted.

May 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two days ahead of the poll results, the Congress party Thursday was upbeat about emerging the single largest party and dismissed exit polls carried out by media organisations. Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the Congress would prove the exit polls wrong by winning many more seats than predicted.

May 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Monday said that opinion and exit polls could be telecast May 13 after the close of voting in the fifth and final round of Lok Sabha elections at 5 p.m. 'Channels are free to air exit polls after the elections are over,' Deputy Election Commissioner R.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission has reiterated that the result of opinion/exit polls should not be published from Tuesday evening till the conclusion of polls May 13. 'The result of opinion/exit polls carried out at any time cannot be published, publicised or disseminated in any manner, during the period starting from 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in the first phase of election and till the conclusion of poll in the last phase of election,' the Election Commission said in a statement Tuesday.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Tuesday banned the publication or telecast of opinion or exit polls 48 hours before the last hour of polling in single-phase balloting. In cases of multi-phase elections or elections announced simultaneously for different states, the poll panel banned the publication of exit and opinion polls in the period starting 48 hours before the close of first day of voting till the end of last day of balloting.

February 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Major political parties Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to ban publication or telecast of opinion/exit polls 48 hours before the last hour of polling in single-phase balloting. 'We welcome this decision.