Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Sunday's election results "a political earthquake," and promised to work harder on reforms that will bring Greece on par with European standards.

In a statement after New Democracy was shown to have won 58 of 59 electoral districts in Greece, Mitsotakis said that the country needs a strong government that can implement the necessary reforms. "New Democracy has the approval to govern independently and strongly," he said, "which is what voters requested in an emphatic and absolute manner. They asked us to progress faster."

He added that Greek voters recognized the need for a single-party government, which would result in runoff elections a month from now. This, Mitsotakis said, would prevent Greece from getting involved in fruitless negotiations for a coalition government. "Tonight one cycle ends and another one begins, which we will walk on together, with the language of truth and the trust we have built with great effort," he underlined, thanking the voters.

According to results - with 88.12% of the votes counted and a +/- 0.5% margin of error - and under the current electoral law, ND claims 145 seats in a 300-seat Parliament, not enough for a stand-along government.