If initial projections prove true then leftist SYRIZA will have approximately 132 MPs in Greece’s 300-MP Parliament, with conservative New Democracy fielding 79.

Nine parties will enter Parliament if the figures hold up, something that means the front-runner will need two coalition partners, instead of one party, as was the case in January 2015

Ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn would have 19 MPs; PASOK and the Communist Party (KKE) 16; centrist Potami 12; the Union of Centrists nine; the Independent Greeks (AN.EL) party nine and the far-left Popular Unity eight.

Based on the exit poll figures, which are not official, front-running SYRIZA would need 19 more deputies to form a coalition government.