That was the message when the great victor in the Greek elections, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tspiras, spoke to his supporters in central Athens bit before the clock half eleven Sunday night.
No panic
The election results triggered no panic financial markets when stock exchanges in Europe opened Monday.
Athens stock exchange fell 0.5 percent, as did the Euro Stoxx 50 index, which shows the price development in the largest listed companies in the euro area.
In the currency market, the euro fell further against the dollar and the other major currencies. In Norwegian kroner cost 1 euro 8.72 at 10 o’clock.
EU ministers meet
Already clock 18 showed the first election day poll that went against a roaring victory for Syriza.
The end result as it emerged at two o’clock in the night was that Syriza got well 36 percent of the vote and 149 seats – two less than to have a majority alone. Then it was over 90 percent of the vote counted.
This gives a euro country after all judge for the first time a government that so clearly goes across Brussles and Berlin and challenge the policies that the EU has led since the euro crisis erupted – just in Greece for exactly five years ago.
Greece and the EU is now on kolllisjonskurs. Today comes finansministerene EU together to discuss the situation.
In his victory speech said Tsipras that Europe is now going to change course, and that Greece is a symbol of this.
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Coalition Government
In Greek TV beyond nattten meant some commentators that the last voices that should be counted, could give Syriza further one Monday. But still, with 150 seats, will Syriza in case missing one seat on the majority.
Thus, it goes against the coalition government in Greece. Sunday went leaders of two parties, Potalmi (river) and Independent Greeks lengths to offer Tsipras cooperation. Thus almost all doubt that Tsipras will manage to form a government within the time limit that goes out Thursday gone.
One of the two parties will be his coalition partner – and neither of the two will vote no when a new government asks parliament for a vote of confidence.
Right Party New Democracy governing the country today with the support of Pasok, nearly 28 percent of the vote.
– Carrying burning coal
Sitting Prime Minister Antonis Samaras did not reach their advarlser to vote for Syriza, which he believes will put the stability of the country in danger.
– I had to carry coal burning with my hands, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras yesterday evening about their scant three years as prime minister when he skullle explain the searing choices you made
Tsipras struck back against Samaras:.
– Today elites Greece become defeated. The Greece that work and hope, has won, he said in his victory speech.
– Today we celebrate, tomorrow starts a hard working, he said in the speech.
Tsipras stressed the that the new government will be ready to cooperate and negotiate with their partners in the EU on a realistic set. How he said that the “the vicious cycle of debt” shall not be broken.
Going outside EU troika
But while he repeated as clear as during the campaign that he will not deal with the “troika” of experts from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF which until now has overseen the development of the country and considered whether Greece has kept to the terms of emergency loans.
These terms are collected in a document known as the “Memorandum”.
– “memorandum” is now canceled, said Tripas Sunday he will now negotiate directly with the leaders of other euro countries.
– Let’s go forward for democracy and dignity. Together we will do this, he concluded.
Golden Dawn did good choice
The extreme right party Golden Dawn and the fledgling party Potami fighting both to be the third greatest. When almost all the votes were counted, it was clear that Golden Dawn took the last podium spot.
The party has gained 6.3 percent of the vote, compared with 5.9 percent for Potami.
heels Fulgen Communist Party. Independent Greeks, formed by dissidents from New Democracy and that is foremost Candidates to become Tsipras coalition partner got 4.7 percent – and 13 seats in the National Assembly.
A possible coalition between Syriza and Independent Greeks will thus total have 162 of the 300 seats in parliament.
First protest party
It is the first time a protest parties in Europe are declared election winner.
The hard austerity has been the overarching issue in the campaign. The Greek economy has shrunk by 25 percent since debt bomb exploded in 2009. One in four is without a job. Among young people, unemployment up to 60 percent. Last year Greece economic growth, for the first time in six years. But growth is weak, and people on the street see little of this.
Syriza has promised free electric power to people who have been cut out power. They will provide health insurance to those who have lost this because they do not have jobs. They say they want higher taxes for the country’s richest and remove privileges to them they call oligarchs. They will also increase the minimum wage from 4400 per month to 6600 dollars.
It has been great what Syriza will do if the party actually comes in government and how the rest of the EU will react.
Syriza victory will be interpreted as a resounding no to the demands of Brussels and save the line that has been followed by the debt crisis was a fact.
Bundesbank warns
Party Syriza has been campaigning on a promise of better times and end the painful savings program. It will have renegotiated reform program that has led to painful cuts in the Greek economy, and that has affected the common man in the street. Tspiras has also demanded that the astronomical debt, which is at 177 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, is cut.
Also on these points need Greece goodwill from the country’s creditors and from the so-called troika, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB). None of the institutions has opened for debt relief.
How the gap which currently separates Tsipras and other European leaders, to be closed is unclear.
Among other awaits you on the reaction in Germany. Earlier this month wrote German Der Spiegel that the German government believes the eurozone will survive a Greek exit from the eurozone.
Boss in German Bundesbank Jens Weidmann was one of the first foreigners who commented choice. He said that Greece needs more help and that the condition is that they adhere to agreements they have signed. He hoped the new government will not make promises they can not fulfill.
– I hope the new government will not jeopardize what is expected and that everything has been accomplished, he told television channel ARD .
Tsipras has said that Syriza remain in both the EU and the eurozone. But critics fear that Greece will be thrown out of the euro if the country does not comply with its loan obligations.
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