Vangelis Meimarakis

The conservative main opposition New Democracy (ND) party has yet to count 100% of the votes more than 48 hours after the last ballot was cast. The 400,000 voters who showed up to show their enthusiasm and belief in the party are left wondering as to why they still don’t know the final results of the liberal faction’s leadership elections on December 20.

24 hours after the polls closed for the leadership elections held by the conservative New Democracy (ND) party on Sunday, central election committee (KEFE) chief Yiannis Tragakis announced the 85% of the results showing a clear lead for former ND interim leader Vangelis Meimarakis at 39.51%, followed with more than 10 units difference by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Apostolos Tzitzikostas at 21.15%

Following the delay of one day, the official results of the December 20 leadership elections of the conservative main opposition New Democracy party were finally announced by the central electoral committee (KEFE).

The results from 1,062 voting centers of a total of 1,251 centers were announced 24 hours after the voting for 400,000 ND members ended.

Conservative New Democracy (ND) leadership candidate Adonis Georgiadis spoke for the first time about the results of the December 20 elections for a party leader. He congratulated Vangelis Meimarakis and Kyriakos Mitsotakis for their success, stating that the latter won his second place on merit.

Greece’s conservative main opposition New Democracy (ND) party failed to elect a party leader on Sunday, December 20. This means that a runoff vote is to take place on January 10 after former interim party leader Vangelis Meimarakis garnered most of the votes but not the absolute majority according to the party’s initial estimates as official results won’t be available until Monday afternoon.

Vangelis Meimarakis rose as the clear winner of Sunday’s election for the leadership of the conservative main opposition New Democracy (ND) party, however, having failed to garner more than 50% of the vote, he has yet to secure the party’s reigns.

All votes from the conservative main opposition New Democracy elections have yet to be counted in the region of Attica and Thessaloniki, however early results place Vangelis Meimarakis ahead. At small electoral posts he appears to have gathered around 50% of the votes.

Former interim leader Vangelis Meimarakis, the leadership candidate that is tipped to be in the lead, is watching the results of the voting of the New Democracy leader as they pour in from his office at Daphne, a district in south Athens.

Supporters and colleagues have gathered to watch the results and there is optimism concerning his chances.

More than 400,000 voters showed up at the conservative main opposition leadership elections, double the number that had been expected. For this reason, the voting session has been extended to ensure that everybody until the last member has a chance to cast their vote.

Caretaker conservative New Democracy (ND) leader Yiannis Plakiotakis voted for the leadership elections at Agios Nikolaos Crete at 9.30 a.m. in the morning. He said, “Today we are voting for the present and future of our faction. With our vote we are securing union and supporting a common efort for the creation of a large, strong and modern New Democracy.