Greek pro-bailout parties set for ruling majority

Conservative New Democracy leader Samaras leaves party's main election kiosk in Athens' Syntagma squareATHENS (Reuters) – Parties committed to a bailout saving Greece from bankruptcy were set to win a slim parliamentary majority on Sunday, beating radical leftists who reject the terms of the lifeline and bringing relief to a world braced for fresh financial turmoil. The election result looked likely to yield a coalition government led by conservative New Democracy but leaves an emboldened SYRIZA bloc to rally angry opposition in the streets to the punishing terms of the bailout. An official projection released by the interior ministry showed New Democracy taking 29. …



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