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| Greece elections: Alexis Tsipras and Syriza secure a 'clear victory' | |
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| The left-wing Syriza party has secured a "clear victory" in the general election, in the words of the country's interior ministry. | |
| Votes are still being counted, but Syriza is projected to win around 35 per cent of the vote, with New Democracy in second with 28 per cent. | |
| Although Syriza is leading, these figures would leave them short of an absolute majority needed to form a government. If Syriza wishes to hold power, they will need to form a coalition. At the moment, around 35 per cent of the votes have been counted. | Although Syriza is leading, these figures would leave them short of an absolute majority needed to form a government. If Syriza wishes to hold power, they will need to form a coalition. At the moment, around 35 per cent of the votes have been counted. |
| Latest seat projection from Mega TV, Syriza on 143-145 seats. Unexpectedly high. pic.twitter.com/lpoA7HzAXt | Latest seat projection from Mega TV, Syriza on 143-145 seats. Unexpectedly high. pic.twitter.com/lpoA7HzAXt |
| A projection of parliamentary seats based on the current results shows that Syriza are likely to end up with between 143 and 145 seats. There are 300 seats in the Greek Parliament, so Syriza will need one or more parties to enter a coalition with them to gain a majority. | A projection of parliamentary seats based on the current results shows that Syriza are likely to end up with between 143 and 145 seats. There are 300 seats in the Greek Parliament, so Syriza will need one or more parties to enter a coalition with them to gain a majority. |
| Syriza supporters celebrate after hearing the exit polls in Athens (AFP) There was an outside chance Syriza's rival, the centre-right New Democracy party, would claim victory in the election, but the projections seems to say otherwise. | Syriza supporters celebrate after hearing the exit polls in Athens (AFP) There was an outside chance Syriza's rival, the centre-right New Democracy party, would claim victory in the election, but the projections seems to say otherwise. |
| Especially since Vangelis Meimarakis, the leader of New Democracy, has conceded defeat to Syriza. | Especially since Vangelis Meimarakis, the leader of New Democracy, has conceded defeat to Syriza. |
| "The election results it seems shows that the first party is Syriza and Tsipras," he said. "I congratulate him." | "The election results it seems shows that the first party is Syriza and Tsipras," he said. "I congratulate him." |
| I've just congratulated @tsipras_eu for #Syriza victory in #Greece elections. Now a solid government ready to deliver is needed quickly | |
| The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, has also congratulated Tsipras on his convincing win, writing on Twitter that now the elections are over, "a solid government ready to deliver is needed quickly." | |
| Syriza and New Democracy are very much the two main parties, but the exit poll suggests that the far-right Golden Dawn party, which has been described as fascist and Neo-Nazi, is now the third largest party in Greece, getting around 7 per cent of the vote, according to projections. | Syriza and New Democracy are very much the two main parties, but the exit poll suggests that the far-right Golden Dawn party, which has been described as fascist and Neo-Nazi, is now the third largest party in Greece, getting around 7 per cent of the vote, according to projections. |
| Greek #elections: The official projection of the final result #Greece- http://t.co/GxfwUjhMGi pic.twitter.com/bUzYQAdohZ | Greek #elections: The official projection of the final result #Greece- http://t.co/GxfwUjhMGi pic.twitter.com/bUzYQAdohZ |
| Overall, the vote projections indicate that eight parties will be elected to parliament, with the ninth, the anti-bailout Popular Unity party, which was established by rebel Syriza members, failing to make it past the 3 per cent threshold for seats in parliament. | |
| The general election in Greece was triggered when former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who signed the controversial bailout deal with its European creditors, stepped down on 20 August. | The general election in Greece was triggered when former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who signed the controversial bailout deal with its European creditors, stepped down on 20 August. |