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SYRIZA Supporters Celebrate in Athens After Historic Electoral Win (Video)

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Thousands of SYRIZA supporters gathered in the streets of Athens when the first official exit polls indicated that the leftist party was heading to a historic electoral win on Sunday evening. The main SYRIZA campaign kiosk in Klafthmonos Square saw hundreds dancing and chanting, while a few hours later the celebrations were transferred to the Athens University Propylaea in the city center.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras arrived in Propylaea at around 10:00 pm to address his party’s supporters. The main slogan «hope has won» overwhelmed the Greek capital, while Mr. Tsipras referred to a historic win of the left indicating that the troika is now gone. Amid the sounds of The Clash’s «Rock the Casbah», the Italian resistance anthem «Bella Ciao», and other Greek songs, SYRIZA supporters applauded Mr. Tsipras’ first speech as the country’s new premier.

“Today the Greek people have written history. Hope has written history… Greece is turning the page. Greece is leaving the austerity of catastrophe and fear… There are no losers and winners. Those who have been defeated are the elite and the oligarchs… We are regaining our dignity, our sovereignty again,” Mr. Tsipras said.

The celebrations lasted until after midnight, with the remaining party supporters focused on whether SYRIZA will secure self-reliance in the Greek parliament by electing 150 MPs.

After the first exit polls gave SYRIZA a clear lead over the ruling New Democracy, the party’s press office issued a statement emphasizing that this result is a “historic victory for the Greek people, who have overwhelmingly stood against the austerity, sending a message to Europe which can become the launching pad for changes across Europe. SYRIZA is assuming the responsibility of forming a government of social salvation in order to implement the Thessaloniki program and negotiate in Europe.”

It should be noted that numerous European delegations of leftist parties arrived in Athens to celebrate the success of SYRIZA and congratulate its leader, in what was seen as a clear message to European leaders and an indicator of Europe’s future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzG9lZPuyE

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