Athens. AFP and Reuters. The Greeks yesterday gave a clear victory to the party against austerity Syriza and left their leader, Alexis Tsipras, at the gates of the first European leader to be elected to govern based on an explicit rejection of the difficult policies imposed by EU to members
However, in his first speech after the election, Tsipras offered a lime and sand. “The verdict of the Greek people means the end of Troika “exclaimed referring to the experts of the European Central Bank (ECB), European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which dictate to Greece austerity policies for four years in return for serving 240,000 million euros to save the country from bankruptcy.
A few minutes later he announced to his followers that the new government is willing to collaborate and negotiate first with European partners for a debt which corresponds to 175% of gross domestic product (GDP) “a just, viable and lasting solution that benefits everyone.”
Tsipras interpreted the election results as a clear mandate from the people, which means that Greece changed course and” let austerity after five years of humiliation. “
He added that the new government liar “to all who see destruction.”
Meanwhile, outgoing Prime Minister Andonis Samaras conservative, conceded defeat. “The Greek people has spoken and we respect their decision,” he said.
“I deliver a country that is emerging from the crisis, a member of the European Union and the euro area and he added hopefully next government will maintain these achievements. “
With 95% of votes counted, Syriza achieved a 36.4% (149 seats) and New Democracy of Samaras, 27.8% (76 seats). The radical left was two of the majority to control the Parliament, composed of 300 members.
One of the winners of the day was the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, despite having the majority of its dome in jail for alleged crimes, earned 6.3%, which means 17 seats.
The key probable future government is centrist party To Potami (The River) in fourth with 6% and 17 seats, becomes a natural ally of SYRIZA while in the campaign, the leader of this training, Stavros Theodorakis, avoided ruling in that regard.
Glee and expectation. The victory was greeted by an explosion of joy to hundreds of supporters from across Europe in a store Syriza mounted in the center of Athens.
The European partners of the country concerned Syriza intends to renegotiate the debt and challenge the austerity programs imposed by Brussels, followed close behind these legislative elections.
The EU seems determined to discuss Tsipras quickly. The first signs could arrive today at the meeting of the finance ministers of the eurozone on the future of the program of financial aid to Greece.
“We will not avoid a renegotiation (debt), the question is on what: the timing, amounts, or both,” said Sunday a European source in Brussels .
The German central bank chief Jens Weidmann, SYRIZA urged to “do illusory promises” to its citizens.
Success Syriza, however, was greeted with hope by the left of other countries. The Greeks “will have a Greek president of truth, not a delegate (German Chancellor) Angela Merkel,” said Pablo Iglesias, leader of the Spanish illiberal game we can.
In France The main leader of the Left Party, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, evoked “a background current,” “a new page for Europe”.
The Greeks have punished the government Samaras, who had to implement reforms imposed by Greece’s creditors in exchange for 240,000 million euros rendered to the country since 2010.
But the crisis and reform bill passed with an impoverishment of the population, particularly the middle class, with unemployment at 25% and drastic pay cuts.
Alexis Tsipras promised immediate measures such as raising the minimum wage of 580-751 euros and warned that not settle for a simple accommodation of debt (300,000 million euros), but wants a clear reduction. No wish, however, that the country out of the euro zone, as has been said several times and confirmed Sunday night.
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