Win for Greece's far-left Syriza party sows fresh fears for eurozone

Posted on AllSides January 26th, 2015
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Fresh concerns about the future of the eurozone resurfaced to unsettle markets Monday after Greece's far-left Syriza party swept to power supported by voters opposed to the terms of the nation's international bailout.

Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras agreed to form a coalition government with the Independent Greeks party, a right-wing group that is similarly opposed to the budget cuts and other austerity measures demanded by the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund in return for a massive $270 billion bailout.

That rescue package has allowed Gree

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