Election day: Athens voters are skeptical as they cast their ballots Greek voters cast their ballots in the country's first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's Syriza party expected to be ousted by the conservative opposition. Polling stations opened at 07.00 am local time (0400 GMT) and will close at 07.00 pm with 9,903,864 Greeks having the right to vote, according to the Athens News Agency. Exit polls are expected soon after polls close and the first results should come in around 09.00 pm. SOUNDBITES