COMMON GROUND: Greece’s two pro-bailout parties appeared to be moving toward forming a coalition government after a bruising election watched closely because of its potential impact on the world economy.

THE BACKGROUND: Sunday’s vote — the second national election in six weeks — again left no party with enough votes to form a government on its own. Antonis Samaras’ conservative New Democracy party won the most seats —129 — in parliament and was leading efforts to forge a coalition.