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(AP) ATHENS, Greece Greece's governing conservatives were winning parliamentary elections Sunday with just over 40 percent of the vote counted, official results showed. Prime Minister Costa Karamanlis' New Democracy party was ahead with 43.7 percent, while the opposition socialist PASOK party had 38.5 percent. A beaming Karamanlis emerged onto the balcony of his party headquarters in central Athens and waved to cheering crowds of supporters below, but did not make any statements.

Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis declared victory in Greece's parliamentary election Sunday, although official results showed he would have a slimmer majority in parliament

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservatives appeared headed on Sunday for a narrow election victory that may complicate economic reform efforts after a campaign overshadowed by deadly forest fires and scandals. Early official results, which had yet to reflect voting in large urban areas, showed the conservative New Democracy winning about 45 percent of the ballots. Exit polls earlier showed the ruling party winning a thin parliamentary majority that may make it hard for it to tackle the difficult reforms aimed at bringing the euro zone's second poorest member in line with its partners. Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and...

President Bush met with some economic advisors today at the White House as well as a private meeting with congressional Republicans. The President also welcomed Prime Minister Karamanlis from Greece to the White House to discuss the war on terror and the upcoming Olympic games. Bush also met with Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld. Enjoy your daily dose of Dubya!

Greek Conservatives Win Parliament Elections By Brian Murphy Associated Press Writer Published: Mar 7, 2004 ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek conservatives swept to a landslide victory Sunday in parliamentary elections that ended 10 years of Socialist government and assigned a new caretaker to the troubled preparations for this summer's Olympics. With 56 percent of votes counted, the New Democracy party was beating the Socialists 47 percent to 41 percent as part of a deep reshuffling of Greece's political order. Socialist leader George Papandreou conceded defeat after various exit polls showed New Democracy with a strong lead. The conservatives, led by...

"PA" Greece’s conservatives won parliament elections today to return to office after a decade. Their win came after Socialist leader George Papandreou conceded defeat. “New Democracy won the elections,” Papandreou said. “We will help the effort for the Olympic Games ... a very big moment for our country.” Papandreou conceded the election after various exit polls – carried by private and state-run television – gave Costas Caramanlis’ New Democracy party a lead hovering around 5 percentage points ahead of the Socialists. All exit polls had a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5%t Early returns also showed the Socialists...

Exit Poll: Conservatives Set to Win Greek Election 26 minutes ago Add World - Reuters to My Yahoo! ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek conservatives were poised to easily win a general election Sunday returning to power after 11 years of socialist rule, first exit polls showed. Reuters Photo Greece Votes In Landmark Election (Reuters Video) A poll by privately-run Alter Television, released minutes after voting ended, forecast conservative leader Costas Karamanlis' New Democracy Party winning 44.5 to 47 percent of the vote, ahead of the incumbent PASOK socialists of George Papandreou with 38.5 to 41 percent.