Greek election live: Mitsotakis takes the lead

Incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in the lead, according to the preliminary exit poll result announced immediately after the closure of polling stations. 

Welcome to Euronews' live coverage of the Greek parliamentary elections 2023, as we bring you real-time updates and in-depth analysis of this pivotal event. 

With the closure of polling stations, preliminary exit poll results, calculated on the basis of 80% of the total sample, have put the incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the lead. 

The first exit poll is expected to be out at 19:00 local time (16:00 GMT) as soon as polling stations close. Incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be watching the exit polls from the New Democracy Party's headquarters. 

Welcome to our Greece election live blog as we wait for the polls to close at 19:00 local time. 

We'll be updating throughout the evening and into the early hours of Monday morning as results start to come in with the latest developments and analysis.