A Victory of the People: Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party has cruised into government at elections held this weekend in Greece. After polling suggested a tight race in which Tsipras was no certainty of holding onto power, Syriza has come out unassailably leading with a 35.5% share of the vote compared with 28.2% for the centre-right New Democracy party. This victory comes despite a turbulent first term in office that has seen Tsipras oversee the implementation of a harsh Eurozone-led
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