Theodoros Skylakakis, who served as the ruling center-right New Democracy party’s Alternate Minister of Finance, is being tipped to assume the energy ministry’s top post, in place of Kostas Skrekas, following the ND party’s resounding majority-securing victory in yesterday’s second round of Greece’s general elections.

ND won 40.55 percent of the vote, nearly 23 points ahead of Alexis Tsipras’ main opposition leftist Syriza party, which suffered more losses following a 20.07 percent showing in May’s first round.

Socialist PASOK and KKE, the Greek Communist Party, both achieved slight gains in yesterday’s second round, securing 11.85 and 7.69 percent, respectively.

Newly created far-right party Spartans gained a surprise entry into Parliament, capturing fifth place with 4.64 percent of the vote, after receiving the backing of Ilias Kasidiaris, the jailed former spokesman for the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, which was banned as a criminal organization.