Anti-austerity party Syriza celebrates as exit polls put it ahead in general election

Exit polls published in past few minutes suggest that anti-austerity Syriza are on course to win the Greek general election. One put Syriza on 35.5 per cent of the vote, and other at 39.5 per cent, with New Democracy behind on 23-27 per cent. Another one puts Syriza on 34.5 – 40.5 per cent of the vote. This would translate to around 146 – 155 seats out of 300 in the Greek Parliament.

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The party has already declared a victory, tweeting ‘hope has won’ following the poll results:

Η ελπίδα νίκησε! #syriza #ekloges2015 pic.twitter.com/7mFdzHyTON

— ΣΥΡΙΖΑ (@syriza_gr) January 25, 2015

If the party gets an overall majority, then as James explained in the magazine recently, the eurozone crisis will go from being in chronic stage to an acute phase.