The Greek leader of the center-right New Democracy party, Antonis Samaras, has become the new prime minister of the country, the presidential office said on Wednesday.
The New Democracy party headed by Samaras got 129 seats of 300 in the parliament elections that were held on June 17. The socialist party Pasok (with 33 seats) and the Democratic Left party (with 17 seats) formed a new coalition government with the New Democracy party.
Samaras was sworn in on Wednesday evening.
