Greek election: Leftwing Syriza on course for narrow victory, exit polls show

Snap exit polls put Syriza slightly ahead but election remains too close to call after sluggish turnout throughout polling day

The leftwing Syriza party is set to return to power in Greece, general election exit polls indicated on Sunday.

At least five TV channels, including state-run ERT, reported that former prime minister Alexis Tsipras' party had a lead over the centre right New Democracy party. A Star TV poll put Syriza's share of the vote at between 30% and 34% compared to 28.5% to 32.5% for the conservatives. The ultra- nationalist neo-fascist Golden Dawn came in a distant third with as much as 8%.

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