Victory for Alexis Tsipras and Syriza in Greek Election

Jubilant supporters of Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party cheered, waved party flags and danced Sunday after the party comfortably won Greece’s third national vote this year despite a rebellion within his party over his acceptance of a painful third international bailout.

With 44% of the vote counted, Syriza stood at 35.5%, with the conservative New Democracy at 28% while the Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn was coming in third with 7.1%, followed closely by the once-mighty socialist Pasok party with 6.3%.