Syriza, the left-wing anti-austerity party, appears to have won a big plurality in the Greek general election. From the BBC:
Polls suggested Syriza took between 35.5% and 39.5% of total votes. The ruling New Democracy party came a distant second with 23%-27% of the total vote. It is unclear whether Syriza has enough votes to govern the country alone. Syriza’s Alexis Tsipras has pledged to renegotiate Greece’s debt arrangement with international creditors. He has also vowed to reverse many of the austerity measures adopted by Greece since a series of bailouts began in 2010. The result is being closely watched outside Greece, where it is believed a Syriza victory could encourage radical leftist parties across Europe.
We’ll see how that shakes up the Euro zone.