Syriza set to return to power in Greek general election
- 9 years ago
The leftwing Syriza party is set to return to power in Greece after its closest rival conceded defeat in the general election.
The leader of the centre-right New Democracy party said Syriza, led by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, had come first in the poll with early results showing that it had taken about 35% of the vote.
“The election result seems shows that the first party is Syriza and Tsipras.
I congratulate him,” said Vangelis Meimarakis.
The latest projection puts Syriza on 144 seats in the 300-seat parliament, paving the way for the party to reform its coalition with the rightwing, anti-austerity Independent Greeks party.
The landslide victory in January by Tsipras marked the first time the radical left formed the government in a country where the communist party was banned in the aftermath of the brutal 1946-49 civil war.
The leader of the centre-right New Democracy party said Syriza, led by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, had come first in the poll with early results showing that it had taken about 35% of the vote.
“The election result seems shows that the first party is Syriza and Tsipras.
I congratulate him,” said Vangelis Meimarakis.
The latest projection puts Syriza on 144 seats in the 300-seat parliament, paving the way for the party to reform its coalition with the rightwing, anti-austerity Independent Greeks party.
The landslide victory in January by Tsipras marked the first time the radical left formed the government in a country where the communist party was banned in the aftermath of the brutal 1946-49 civil war.