Conservatives seize power from Tsipras in Greek election

ATHENS — Greece’s main center-right opposition party won the national election Sunday, unseating the radical-left Syriza party of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with pledges to boost growth and create jobs.
The conservative New Democracy, led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is set to win about 39.6 percent of the vote, according to official estimates from the interior ministry, with most of the ballots counted. Syriza will win about 31.6 percent of the vote. This would mean ND would have 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament — enough to form a single-party government.
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