Greece's ruling New Democracy party has won national elections but fell just short of the threshold needed to form a government. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy party were heading for almost 41% of the vote, five seats short of a majority. With 92% of results counted, Mr Mitsotakis's party was set to win 145 seats, five seats short of the 150 required for a majority.<br />''<br />''In a statement, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his conservative party had unleashed a political earthquake with a thumping win but hinted that he would seek another election in order to secure an absolute majority that would allow the party to govern alone.<br />''       <br />''Now, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will give the top three parties – New Democracy, Syriza and the Socialist PASOK – three days each in turn to form a coalition government. If they all fail, President Sakellaropoulou will appoint a caretaker government to prepare new elections about a month later.<br />''       <br />''Sunday's election is the first in Greece since its economy ceased being under strict supervision by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during the country's nearly decade-long financial crisis.</span><br />