Left-wing Syriza party wins Greek election

Preliminary results from the January 25 election in Greece show that the anti-austerity Syriza party is on track for a historic victory in this general election, thereby creating a confrontation with the European Union (EU) over the policy of "austerity".

Supporters of the left-wing Syriza party celebrate victory on the streets of the capital Athens. (Photo: businessinsider.com.au)

Vote counting results at a quarter of the polling stations showed that the left-wing Syriza party won 35.4% of the votes compared to 28.9% of the votes won by the conservative New Democracy Party./.

According to VNA