ND candidate leader Meimarakis leads by 11 pct over Mitsotakis in Sunday's election- official party data

Gazzetta team
ND candidate leader Meimarakis leads by 11 pct over Mitsotakis in Sunday's election- official party data
New Democracy leadership candidate Vangelis Meimarakis leads by slightly over 11 pct over fellow candidate Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to the first official election results released by the party on Monday evening.

With 84 pct of the votes counted in 1,062 out of 1,251 poll stations in total, Meimarakis has gained 39.51 pct, Mitsotakis is second with 28.27 pct, Apostolos Tzitzikostas received 21.15 pct and Adonis Georgiadis has 11.07 pct. The final result on 100 pct of the votes will be announced on Tuesday, ND said.

Meimarakis and Mitsotakis will be heading to run-off elections on January 10.