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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:04 AM Jan 2015

(Interesting title by AP): Greek Radical Left Wins Election, Threatening Market Turmoil

By ELENA BECATOROS, NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A radical left-wing party vowing to end Greece's painful austerity program won a historic victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections, setting up a showdown with the country's international creditors that could shake the eurozone.

Alexis Tsipras, leader of the communist-rooted Syriza party, immediately promised to end the "five years of humiliation and pain" that Greece has endured since an international bailout saved it from bankruptcy in 2010.

"The verdict of the Greek people ends, beyond any doubt, the vicious circle of austerity in our country," Tsipras told a crowd of rapturous flag-waving supporters.

Syriza appeared just shy of the majority that would allow it to govern alone. With 97.6 percent of polling stations counted, Syriza had 36.4 percent - and 149 of parliament's 300 seats - versus 27.8 percent for Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' conservatives.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_GREECE_ELECTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-01-25-21-39-56

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(Interesting title by AP): Greek Radical Left Wins Election, Threatening Market Turmoil (Original Post) Purveyor Jan 2015 OP

There seems to be a dispute though sadoldgirl Jan 2015 #1

The AP style book strikes again: "Radical left" = disfavored by the oligarchs PSPS Jan 2015 #2

I think that "Coalition of the Radical Left" is really their name - translated 4now Jan 2015 #3

Nailed it,new what AP's headlines would be. Wellstone ruled Jan 2015 #4

sadoldgirl

(3,431 posts)

1. There seems to be a dispute though

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 12:14 AM

Jan 2015

in Brussels on whether Greece can leave the Euro zone
without having paid off its debts. There may be some
concessions from the rest of the countries in that zone,
but they cannot be great. The fear is that if Greece
can do it, so can Spain, Italy, etc.

We shall see.

PSPS

(13,601 posts)

2. The AP style book strikes again: "Radical left" = disfavored by the oligarchs

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:10 AM

Jan 2015

4now

(1,596 posts)

3. I think that "Coalition of the Radical Left" is really their name - translated

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 01:58 AM

Jan 2015

I could be wrong but this is what Wikipedia says:
The Coalition of the Radical Left (Greek: ?????????ό? ???????????ή? ???????ά?, Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás), known colloquially by its acronym SYRIZA (Greek: ??????, pronounced [ˈsiɾiza]), is a left-wing political party in Greece, originally founded as a coalition of left-wing and radical left parties.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_Radical_Left

What a great name for a political party, We need a branch in my home town.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Nailed it,new what AP's headlines would be.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Mon Jan 26, 2015, 02:06 AM

Jan 2015

Wait till about noon,then the real nasty crap will start just in time for the so called evening news shows. Let the laugh Olympics begin. Pitch forks and torches.

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