Syriza, a radical left party, has swept to power in Greece promising to end years of painful austerity policies, in an election victory that puts the country on a collision course with the EU and international creditors.<br /><br />In a result that exceeded analysts' expectations, Syriza and its 40-year-old leader Alexis Tsipras won 149 seats in the 300-seat Greek parliament, just two short of an absolute majority, with most of the votes counted on Sunday.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Athens.<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe<br />Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish<br />Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera<br />Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com/
