Supporters say unexpectedly large win for anti-austerity party is thanks to Alexis Tsipras for ‘telling the truth’ to GreeksBack in January,on the night Syriza sensationally won its first election and its voters still believed all things were possible (even an stop to austerity), you could not move on Korai, and the small square off Stadiou street in central Athens where the leftist party pitches its election tent. When the first exit polls flashed up on the spacious screen in the same marquee at 7pm local time on Sunday,there were as many reporters, photographers and cameramen as there were party supporters. But as the night wore on and what had long looked the most uncertain of outcomes was steadily transformed into a dramatic, or even a remarkable triumph,the crowd multiplied. [br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com