The remaining 260 seats were divided among all parties that achieved a minimum 3% nationwide vote tally, strictly in proportion to their polling returns.

The polls publicized prior to the election had concluded that: The law traditionally requires that voting begins at "sunrise" and ends at "sunset".

According to SingularLogic, the information technology contractor of the Ministry of the Interior, initial returns would not reach statistical significance before 11 pm and firm estimates might not emerge until after midnight.

According to a law, which was voted by the Greek parliament, publication of opinion polls is forbidden in the fortnight prior to the election date.

[7][8] At 01:00 on 17 September 2007 PASOK leader George Papandreou conceded defeat and Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis thanked the electorate for granting him and his party a renewed term in office.

Papandreou also stated that he will seek his party's direct reaffirmation in his leadership, and Evangelos Venizelos, PASOK's informal #2, declared himself "present" in this process.