Greece's left-wing Syriza party is preparing to launch coalition talks hours after a landmark general election victory fought on a pledge to rewrite the country's massive bailout deal with the eurozone.
Alexis Tsipras' Syriza just missed a majority in parliament after defeating Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' conservative coalition by a wider than expected margin.
With 99.8% of the vote counted, Syriza won 149 seats in the 300-member parliament with 36.3% of the vote. The conservatives were on 27.8%, and the extreme right Golden Dawn party in third place with 6.28%. Read more...
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