GREEK ELECTION UPDATE: LEFTIST SYRIZA AND CONSERVATIVE INDEPENDENT GREEKS WILL FORM COALITION

1/26/2015 | Self

[Nextrush]

The vote totals are still being finalized but the latest show the SYRIZA Party at 150 of the 300 seats in the Greek parliament with 36.3 percent of the vote.

This is one vote short of an overall majority but multiple media sources including "The Wall Street Journal" are reporting that the conservative Independent Greeks, who broke away from the New Democracy (Republican type) Party in 2011 and are firmly against the EU austerity program will join up to stablilize the government.

The Independent Greeks (ANEL) won 4.7 percent of the popular vote and 13 seats.

The SYRIZA-ANEL alliance would have 163 seats, a governing majority.

Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos is set to meet SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras in the coming hours.

[spokeshave]

We will see how it plays out.

...when it all comes crashing down.....look to see the Golden Dawn pick up the pieces.

[dadfly]

thanks for your posts. i’ll withold judgement until more facts roll in.

civil engineer, huh. even more interesting. the vein of fascism runs very deep in the EUSSR. tsipras may find that joining the “tea party” in europe is more like “riding the tiger,” then “making the trains run on time.” and if God is moving the tiger, then it’s alright with me.