
Antonis Samaras, speaking at a press conference on Sunday, leads the New Democracy conservative party, which came in first in Greece's national election. Mr. Samaras has proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government with his party's historic rival, the center-left party Pasok. (Associated Press)

New Democracy conservative party supporters wave a Greek flag as a TV screen shows results at an election kiosk at Syntagma square in Athens, Sunday, June 17, 2012. The pro-bailout New Democracy party came in first Sunday in Greece's national election, and its leader has proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's radical left-wing Syriza party, casts his ballot at a voting center in Athens on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's radical left-wing Syriza party, casts his ballot at a voting center in Athens on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Greece's Dimitris Salpigidis, left front, celebrates after scoring the equalizer during the Euro 2012 championship Group A match between Poland and Greece in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Greece's Dimitris Salpigidis, left front, celebrates after scoring the equalizer during the Euro 2012 championship Group A match between Poland and Greece in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Uncertainty about Greece's future in the eurozone has hammered markets ahead of June 17 general elections in the crisis-hit country. The Greek share index touched new 22-year lows on Friday, dipping below 500 points.

** FILE ** A man sleeps at Monastiraki Square in central Athens in May, 2012. Homelessness, the most visible sign of Greece's financial despair, has risen by around 25 percent, according to estimates by a state-funded relief agency. (Associated Press)