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Conservative Ousts Leftist Premier in Greek Early Elections

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   Conservative Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis rode to a
   landslide victory over leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in
   Sunday's parliamentary elections and is set to take office in Athens
   Monday.

   With more than 90 percent of votes counted, Mitsotakis's New Democracy
   party had 39.8% of the vote, while Tsipras's Syriza party had 31.6%.

   Tsipras, 44, rejected as the Greek leader after four years, conceded
   defeat and called Mitsotakis, 51, to congratulate him on his victory.

   "I asked for a strong mandate to change Greece. You offered it
   generously," Mitsotakis said in his victory speech. "From today, a
   difficult but beautiful fight begins.... Greeks deserve better and the
   time has come for us to prove it," he said.

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