Greek Election Outcome Spells Relief For Europe

Greece’s New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras declared a victory for all of Europe Sunday night, once it was clear that his pro-austerity party had won the very tense election.

Greece's New Democracy party leader, Antonis Samaras (C), arrives for a press conference at the Zappion Hall in central Athens on June 17, after official projections declared his party the winner in Sunday's election. (Andreas Solaro/AFP/GettyImages