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Greek elections: Five things Syriza wants to change Greek compromise: How Syriza has had to change its plans
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Syriza, the left-wing party that stormed to power in Greece with 36% of the vote, has promised to ditch austerity and renegotiate the country's €240bn (£180bn; $270bn) bailout with the European Union and International Monetary Fund. Syriza, the left-wing party that stormed to power in Greece in January, promised voters it would ditch austerity and renegotiate the country's €240bn (£180bn; $270bn) bailout with the European Union and International Monetary Fund.
But what exactly have Greeks signed up to, backing a party that was once a wide-ranging far-left coalition that included Maoists? But with the terms of the bailout due to expire on 28 February, the new government has been forced to compromise on its campaign pledges and provide a document to convince its international creditors that it can keep its finances afloat and stay in the eurozone.
Here are five of Syriza's key aims. So what are the aims of a party that was once a wide-ranging far-left coalition that included Maoists, and can it keep its promises to voters?
Actions on jobs and wages Actions on jobs, wages and poverty
Most eye-catching for Greeks is the promise of 300,000 new jobs in the private, public and social sectors, and a hefty increase in the minimum monthly wage - from €580 ($658; £433) to €751 ($853; £562). The new jobs would focus on the young unemployed - almost 50% of under-25s are out of work - and the long-term unemployed, especially those over 55. Most eye-catching for Greek voters was the promise of 300,000 new jobs in the private, public and social sectors, and a hefty increase in the minimum monthly wage - from €580 ($658; £433) to €751 ($853; £562).
Salaries and pensions plummeted in 2012 as Greek ministers tried to curb spending. Now Syriza aims to reverse many of those "injustices", bringing back the Christmas bonus pension, known as the 13th month, for pensioners receiving less than €700 ($795; £524) a month. Syriza says it will rebuild Greece with what it describes as four pillars: The new jobs would focus on the young unemployed - almost 50% of under-25s are out of work - and the long-term unemployed, especially those over 55.
But under its reform measures submitted to its creditors and the Eurogroup, the planned increase in the minimum wage becomes an ambition to be put into place "over time". Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told parliament earlier in February that it would be done gradually by 2016. That could still happen but only in consultation with European partners.
What is less clear is what will happen to the promised job expansion. On 8 February, Mr Tsipras spoke of rehiring finance ministry cleaners and school guards, but the latest proposals only include expanding an existing scheme to provide temporary work for the unemployed and updating the skills of the long-term unemployed.
Power to the peoplePower to the people
For Syriza, 300,000 appears to be a magic number. They are promising 300,000 households under the poverty line up to 300 kWh of free electricity per month and food subsidies for the same number of families who have no income. Syriza came to power promising 300,000 households under the poverty line up to 300 kWh of free electricity per month and food subsidies for the same number of families who have no income. Tax on heating fuel would be scrapped.
Tax on heating fuel will be scrapped. There was also a promise to reinstate a Christmas bonus pension for pensioners receiving less than €700 ($795; £524) a month.
Then there are plans for free medical care for those without jobs and medical insurance. Then there were plans for free medical care for those without jobs and medical insurance.
Syriza argues all its plans have been fully costed at a total of €11.3bn and will be paid for by several initiatives, including a crackdown on tax evasion and smuggling. However, the previous government disputed the figures. In its 23 February compromise, the government maintains its call for universal access to medical services.
It also maintains it will tackle homelessness, food and energy provision while promising that its "fight against the humanitarian crisis has no negative fiscal effect". One key commitment is protection for people with mortgage arrears against the seizure of their property.
However, many Greeks voters will wonder whether some of its pledges have been watered down, as the government's latest plans refer to non-financial offerings such as food stamps.
Tsipras faces Greek expectationsTsipras faces Greek expectations
Debt write-offDebt write-off
The headline-grabbing Syriza policy that has shaken the eurozone is a promise to write off most of Greece's €319bn ($363bn; £239bn) debt, which is a colossal 175% of its gross domestic product (GDP). The headline-grabbing Syriza policy that shook the eurozone was an initial goal of writing off most of Greece's €322bn ($364bn; £236bn) debt, a colossal 174% of its gross domestic product (GDP).
But the write-off is only part of it. Syriza also wants: It also wanted:
Syriza wants a European Debt Conference modelled on the London Debt Conference of 1953, when half of Germany's post-World War Two debt was written off, leading to a sharp increase in economic growth. If it happened for Germany, it can happen for Greece, the party argues. The write-off never happened - although Syriza has not abandoned the idea - and nor did the moratorium on debt payments.
For both Syriza and its coalition partner, the centre-right Independent Greeks, the Nazi occupation of their country during World War Two looms large. Syriza had wanted to scrap the bailout, but in reality it has had to fight for a four-month extension of it and roll back on many of its commitments.
Syriza wants Germany to repay a loan that the Nazis forced the Bank of Greece to pay during the occupation. That would work out at an estimated €11bn ($12.5bn; £8.2bn) today. The Independent Greeks also want Germany to pay war reparations. But it does appear to have persuaded its creditors to lower Greece's budget surplus target from 4.5%.
Scrapping of property tax Greece's Varoufakis: Minister on a mission
It is not just the poor who voted for Syriza but the middle classes as well. Property owners in Athens's leafy, northern suburbs were enticed with the promised abolition of a hated annual levy on private property. Halting privatisations and scrapping property tax
When Syriza came to power it promised to halt a string of privatisations, such as the port of Piraeus and the big energy company, Public Power Corporation of Greece.
Although it was never likely to roll back privatisations already complete, it has now said it will respect tender processes already under way, which could be seen as a climb down.
A major success for the party was in attracting not just poorer voters but the middle classes as well. Property owners in Athens's leafy, northern suburbs were enticed with the promised abolition of a hated annual levy on private property.
Known as "Enfia", the tax was introduced in 2011 as an emergency measure but made permanent under the previous government.Known as "Enfia", the tax was introduced in 2011 as an emergency measure but made permanent under the previous government.
Instead, there will be a tax on luxury homes and large second properties. Although the tax will remain payable for 2014, Syriza plans to replace it with a tax on luxury homes and large second properties.
Greeks take a stand against unpopular taxGreeks take a stand against unpopular tax
Closer relations with Russia Paying for it all
It did not go unnoticed that the first foreign ambassador whom Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras met as prime minister was Russia's envoy. Having revised many of its commitments to keep Greece solvent and within the terms of an extended bailout, Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has had to come up with credible ways of funding them all.
Not a great surprise, perhaps, as he was once considered a pro-Moscow communist and visited Russia last May. Greek governments have long struggled to collect taxes and one of Syriza's four pillars was "promoting tax justice" - cracking down on tax evasion, clearing tax arrears and streamlining VAT (sales tax) rates.
Mr Tsipras has strongly criticised EU sanctions imposed on Russia for its annexation of Crimea and its involvement in eastern Ukraine, and there are signs that the election of a pro-Russian government in Athens could affect policy in Brussels. A national plan against corruption is being proposed, as is a crackdown on fuel and cigarette smuggling. These were targeted in Syriza's manifesto and again in its 23 February proposals to its creditors.
In a sign that the new government in Athens could be flexing its muscles, Greece complained on Tuesday that it had not been consulted about a strongly-worded joint statement by EU leaders on the escalating violence in Ukraine and the threat of further sanctions. Public spending in Greece is still seen as high, even after years of cuts, and the government says it will look at savings in every ministry, cutting the number of ministries from 10 to six.
Russia is a major commercial partner for Greece, and EU sanctions - as well as Russia's reverse sanctions on the EU - have hit Greek exporters hard. Greece's pension funds have buckled for years under the weight of too many Greeks retiring too early. As many as three quarters seek retirement before the age of 61. Now Syriza has said it will seek to eliminate loopholes and incentives that encourage early retirements, particularly in the banking and public sectors.
But the new government's foreign policies could be radically different from its predecessors.
Syriza may have dropped earlier aspirations to leave Nato and force the US Navy out of Crete, but Greece's military co-operation with Israel may well be under threat.