Greek Leftist Party Syriza To Win Election

Anti-austerity Syriza party has won Greece's general election. With
more than 75% of the votes counted, Syriza is projected to win 149
seats, beating its rival, the conservative New Democracy Party of
Antonis Samaras, the prime minister who has become deeply unpopular
over his agreement to receive international loans in exchange for
painful reforms.

The winning party is rewarded with a 50-seat bonus but needs 151 seats
to form a majority and so far it is unclear who Syriza would share
power with in Parliament.

Thousands of Syriza supporters were cheering in the streets of Athens
on election day; celebrating what they see is a change in politics for
the country.

Our Brussels correspondent Sandra Gathmann says Syriza's win could
make the months ahead challenging for the European Union.

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