Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras played down fears yesterday that a snap election in two weeks would produce a fractured result, saying there were enough undecided voters to produce a clear winner on the day.

Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras began the task of selling a provisional deal with eurozone partners to extend bailout funds after securing a reprieve from the prospect of insolvency.

The New Democracy party came in first in Greece’s election today and immediately proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government – a development that eased, at least briefly, deep fears that the vote would unleash an economic tsunami.

A MAN injured in Greek anti-austerity protests died yesterday as hundreds of Communist unionists battled anarchists throwing firebombs for control of a key Athens square.