<p>Obama "wished all Greeks well who participated in the democratic process. The president reiterated the importance of the US-Greece relationship and said he looks forward to working with Mr Papandreou", according to a statement released by the White House.<br /><br />Papandreou's Socialist party won 44 percent of the votes, or 160 of 300 parliamentary seats, according to the interior ministry, which had counted 87 percent of the votes.<br />Papandreou's victory was seen as an expression of voters' discontent over the conservative government's handling of the economic crisis and corruption.<br /><br />His father and grandfather also served as prime ministers in Greece over past decades.</p>
<p>Obama "wished all Greeks well who participated in the democratic process. The president reiterated the importance of the US-Greece relationship and said he looks forward to working with Mr Papandreou", according to a statement released by the White House.<br /><br />Papandreou's Socialist party won 44 percent of the votes, or 160 of 300 parliamentary seats, according to the interior ministry, which had counted 87 percent of the votes.<br />Papandreou's victory was seen as an expression of voters' discontent over the conservative government's handling of the economic crisis and corruption.<br /><br />His father and grandfather also served as prime ministers in Greece over past decades.</p>