Official projection of Greek election result, by Harry Papachristou, Reuters, 04 Oct 2009

TABLE-Official projection of Greek election result

Greece's opposition Socialists are projected to have won a comfortable Majority of the country's parliamentary seats, the Interior Ministry said, based on early partial results from Sunday's election.

Votes in percent/ Seats/

PASOK 43.8% 160
New Democracy 33.8% 92
KKE 7.6% 21
LA.O.S 5.6% 15
Left Coalition 4.5% 12
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Note* PASOK: Panhellenic Socialist Movement
* New Democracy: conservative party
* KKE: Greek Communist Party
* LA.O.S: People's Orthodox Rally (far-right)
* 151 seats are needed for an absolute majority in the 300-member body

(Reporting by Harry Papachristou; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)