Greek prime minister concedes election

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded defeat in the country's parliamentary election, saying he called the opposition leader to congratulate him.

Led by Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C), New Democracy promised Greeks tax relief and stronger growth. Source: AAP

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded defeat after a partial vote count showed Greece's opposition conservatives comfortably winning the parliamentary election.

The conservative New Democracy party of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has 39.7 per cent of the vote compared to Tsipras' Syriza party with 31.5 per cent after nearly 60 per cent of ballots were tallied on Sunday.

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