(ANSA) - ATHENS, 21 MAY - Ballot boxes open in Greece for the general elections. Almost 10 million citizens are called to the polls to choose the new government. The latest polls put outgoing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, head of the conservative party of New Democracy, leading with a percentage of votes around 35-38% and a gap of 5-7 points over the main rival Syriza. But among the ranks of the main party of the Greek left there is cautious optimism: 438,17 young people between 21 and 10 are called to vote, and overall the percentage of undecided is around 10%. Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras hopes to draw on a pool from which he hopes to join his rival and try to form a progressive coalition government with other parties, including the socialist PASOK, the country's third-largest political force that is expected to win 31% of the vote.
Voter turnout has so far stood at 80%, the Interior Ministry announced. The figure concerns 19% of polling stations. Voting takes place until 00:18 local time (00:<> in Italy). (ANSA).
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Highlights: Ballot boxes open in Greece for the general elections. Almost 10 million citizens are called to the polls to choose the new government. Outgoing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, head of the conservative party of New Democracy, leading with a percentage of votes around 35-38% and a gap of 5-7 points over the main rival Syriza. 438,17 young people between 21 and 10 arecalled to vote, and overall the percentage of undecided is around 10%.
Ballot boxes open in Greece for the general elections. Almost 10 million citizens are called to the polls to choose the new government. (ANSA)