Greece’s new parliament has a new look about it with radical left Syriza holding the reins of power in the 300 seat legislature.<br /><br /> In the end they fell short of an absolute majority taking 149 seats but doing far better than many had expected.<br /><br /> This has left New Democracy, the party of outgoing prime minister Antonis Samaras doing some soul-searching after coming in well behind their main competitors in second place. <br /><br /> Their coalition partner PASOK were virtually wiped out, after being the third largest party in 2012, they have been relegated to sixth place.<br /><br /> Financial markets have reacted nervously to the result – the euro slid to an 11-year low and US stock futures fell as Asian markets opened on Monday .
