Greece's Year of Tumult Enters New Chapter as Tsipras Dominates
- Syriza leader returns with stronger-than-expected mandate
- Government must now implement austerity measures for bailout
Greece Looks to Austerity as Tspiras Wins Mandate
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Greek voters had the choice to reject the man who led their country closer than ever to being forced out of Europe’s single currency. Instead, they embraced him.
Alexis Tsipras and his Coalition of the Radical Left, or Syriza, emerged from a second election in eight months with a level of support barely diminished from the emphatic victory that catapulted him into both power and a standoff with the euro region. Syriza, which took 35.5 percent of the vote versus 28.1 percent for the center-right New Democracy, will enter a coalition with the same small party that helped it rule before.