A year ago on the Jan. 25 national elections in Greece, the Radical Left SYRIZA party achieved a historic victory assuming office for first time in the country's modern history with the promise to end austerity and bailouts.
Greece's former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras welcomed the results of Sunday's early general elections as a new "clear mandate" by Greek people for a four year term in office.
Greece's Radical Left SYRIZA party celebrated its second victory in general polls in eight months on Sunday night, and was set to return in office with its Right-wing former junior coalition partner, the Independent Greeks (ANEL), promising to "continue the battle for Greek people's rights in Greece and abroad."
Greece will move forward and exit the debt crisis only through unity and cross party cooperation after Sunday's snap general elections, main opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party leader Vangelis Meimarakis said on Thursday addressing the party's main rally ahead of the electoral battle.
The leaders of all Greek political parties represented in the previous parliament, with the exception of the far-Right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) party, crossed their swords on Wednesday night during a marathon televised debate ahead of the Sept. 20 general elections.
Greece's parliament passed into law on early Monday a draft bill on the next round of reforms requested by international creditors before the disbursement of further bailout funding to the country.
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