**Greece’s opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok) has claimed victory in the country’s snap election.**Exit polls suggest Pasok has secured between 41% and 44% of the vote and will have a parliamentary majority.
The ruling conservative New Democracy, party, led by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has between 34% and 37%, the polls suggest.
Official results from the election are not expected to be announced for several hours.
Pasok is expected to have won between 155 and 159 seats in the 300-seat parliament, compared with the ruling party’s 94-100.
Mr Karamanlis called the election in early September, half way through his four-year term.
He said he wanted a new mandate to tackle Greece’s economic problems, but his opponent say he has failed to fulfil promises to clean up public office and to modernise the country.