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Greeks react with delight and trepidation to Syriza election win

2015-01-26 20 Dailymotion

The people of Greece are taking in Syriza’s momentous victory in the snap general election.<br /><br /> Both Greek and European markets fell on Monday morning but voters showed they were undeterred by warnings of negative consequences should they revolt against years of austerity measures.<br /><br /> Fay Doulgkeri, one of euronews’ correspondents in Athens, said:<br />“The Greeks voted for a change in the country’s political scene. The day after, some are optimistic and hopeful, others are concerned, but they all agree that the country needed a change. Today’s newspaper headlines refer to the large victory for Alexis Tsipras but also to the difficult period ahead of him.” <br /><br /> Syriza is set to lead the first eurozone government committed to overturning stringent budgetary measures imposed on Greece as a condition of its bailout secured in 2010.<br /><br /> “I don’t believe that things will change, in our pensions for example, because we are in debt, let’s not have crazy dreams, let’s hope that things will be better for o

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