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SYRIZA Leftists Win General Elections, to Return in Office with Former Coalition Partner

2015-09-21 08:49:41       source:Xinhua News Agency

September 21, 2015


"Greece's Radical Left SYRIZA party celebrated its second victory in general polls in eight months on Sunday night, and was set to return in office with its Right-wing former junior coalition partner, the Independent Greeks (ANEL), promising to 'continue the battle for Greek people's rights in Greece and abroad.'


SYRIZA has won about 35.5 percent of votes against 28.2 percent for the conservatives of the New Democracy (ND) party led by Evangelos Meimarakis, with 80 percent of the votes counted, according to the official results released by the Interior Ministry."


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