: Recent opinion polls show Syriza in a dead heat with the opposition New Democracy, but with neither winning enough seats to form a government alone, meaning a coalition will almost certainly be needed to prevent a new election, according to The Toronto Star. We are seeking an absolute majority, Tsipras said during a news conference at a trade fair in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki. Alexis Tsipras resigned last month, triggering early elections on Sept. 20 elections, barely eight months into his four-year term, following a rebellion by Syriza hardliners objecting to his agreement to tax hikes and spending cuts in return for a third international bailout. However, he said that if there was no outright winner, Greece will be governed because nobody will take the responsibility of leaving the country ungoverned. But months of painful negotiations with creditors collapsed in June, with Tsipras calling a referendum and urging voters to reject the creditors’ proposals for reforms. Tsipras came to power after winning January elections on promises to repeal the harsh austerity measures imposed for Greece first two international bailouts by other eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund.
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