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| Greece election: Exit polls signal big Syriza win | |
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| Exit polls suggest a historic victory for the anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece's general election. | Exit polls suggest a historic victory for the anti-austerity Syriza party in Greece's general election. |
| The polls indicate that Syriza took between 36% and 38% of the total vote, with the ruling New Democracy party a distant second with 26%-28%. | The polls indicate that Syriza took between 36% and 38% of the total vote, with the ruling New Democracy party a distant second with 26%-28%. |
| It is unclear whether Syriza has enough votes to govern the country alone. | It is unclear whether Syriza has enough votes to govern the country alone. |
| Syriza's Alexis Tsipras has pledged to renegotiate Greece's debt arrangement with international creditors. | Syriza's Alexis Tsipras has pledged to renegotiate Greece's debt arrangement with international creditors. |
| He has also vowed to reverse many of the austerity measures adopted by Greece since a series of bailouts began in 2010. | He has also vowed to reverse many of the austerity measures adopted by Greece since a series of bailouts began in 2010. |
| The result is being closely watched outside Greece, where it is believed a Syriza victory could encourage radical leftist parties across Europe. | The result is being closely watched outside Greece, where it is believed a Syriza victory could encourage radical leftist parties across Europe. |
| The exit polls suggested Syriza had won between 148 and 154 parliamentary seats. They need 151 seats for an outright majority. | |
| 'Historic victory' | 'Historic victory' |
| Syriza hailed the exit polls as "a return of social dignity and social justice". | Syriza hailed the exit polls as "a return of social dignity and social justice". |
| "What's clear is we have a historic victory that sends a message that does not only concern the Greek people, but all European peoples," spokesman Panos Skourletis told Greek television. | "What's clear is we have a historic victory that sends a message that does not only concern the Greek people, but all European peoples," spokesman Panos Skourletis told Greek television. |
| Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis conceded that his New Democracy party had been defeated. | Greek Health Minister Makis Voridis conceded that his New Democracy party had been defeated. |
| "We lost," he told Greek television. "The extent of that result is not yet clear." | "We lost," he told Greek television. "The extent of that result is not yet clear." |
| Who are Syriza and what do they stand for? | |
| Far-right Golden Dawn and centrist The River came joint third in both exit polls. | Far-right Golden Dawn and centrist The River came joint third in both exit polls. |
| The proportion of votes won by smaller parties will have a large impact on whether Syriza can gain the required 151 parliamentary seats to have an absolute majority. | The proportion of votes won by smaller parties will have a large impact on whether Syriza can gain the required 151 parliamentary seats to have an absolute majority. |