Syriza leads the polls in Greece, but it remains unclear who the party could enter coalition with after the election

Greece will hold parliamentary elections on 25 January 2015. Ahead of the vote, Stella Ladi writes on the state of play in the Greek party system. She notes that while the radical left party Syriza currently leads the polling, there is debate over who its most likely coalition partners would be should it fail to secure a majority, with potentially the new centrist party ‘The River’ and Pasok still offering the most likely candidates, despite recent statements to the contrary by Syriza’s leader Alexis Tsipras.

Other features discuss the hopes and fears in Greece and the wider Europe associated with Syriza emerging as the leading party after the election.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Greek legislative election, 25 January 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-legislative-election-25-january-2015/

Open Europe, 21.01.15: Greece will be a testing ground for future Eurozone policies Greece will be a testing ground for future Eurozone policies http://openeurope.org.uk/impact/greece-will-testing-ground-future-eurozone-policies/

Kathimerini, 21.01.15: ND eyes center and right, seeks to boost low morale http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_21/01/2015_546414

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 22.01.15: Syriza is now a mainstream party and there is little for Europe to fear in its electoral success http://bit.ly/1L0k0dd

ESO: Background information: Why are European leaders so afraid of Greece’s Syriza party? http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-are-european-leaders-so-afraid-of-greeces-syriza-party/

ESO: Background information: Europe is now on course for a showdown between Alexis Tsipras and Wolfgang Schäuble over Greek debt http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-is-now-on-course-for-a-showdown-between-alexis-tsipras-and-wolfgang-schauble-over-greek-debt/

Kathimerini, 22.01.15: Poll shows SYRIZA leading ND by 4 pct http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_22/01/2015_546431

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