Greece’s radical left Syriza party can win re-election with an outright majority, a senior member said, governing without support from mainstream forces which also back the country’s new international bailout.

Bailout deal sees Syriza fracture and a confidence vote looming

Wide differences over pension and labour reforms continued to dog intensive talks between Greece’s leftist government and its international creditors, despite progress in other areas as the country’s cash position becomes increasingly critical.

A senior minister in Greece's governing conservatives has conceded defeat to the radical left Syriza party after today's general election.