Gamble by Alexis Tsipras backfires as New Democracy draws level with ruling leftists,raising fears of more political uncertaintyThe stage is set for one of the most exciting elections in recent Greek history after polls showed the former ruling leftwing party Syriza running neck and neck with the centre-right New Democracy party barely two weeks before the snap poll.Alexis Tsipras’s surprise bound to tighten his grip on power, with what he had hoped would be a fresh mandate to implement spending cuts and reforms, and is showing all the signs of having backfired. Diehard leftists,appalled by the anti-austerity movement’s spectacular U-turn, appear to be leaving Syriza in droves. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com