: This result belongs to the working classes of this country, the people who fight for a better tomorrow, who dream of a better tomorrow," Tsipras said, "and this is something that we will achieve through a lot of hard work." With more than 50% of votes counted, Syriza was emerging as a clear winner with 35.5% of the vote, according to preliminary elections results released by the Greek Interior Ministry, according to CNN. That would give Syriza 145 of the Greek Parliament 300 seats. Speaking to a crowd of cheering supporters in Athens, Tsipras said his Syriza party had been given a "clear mandate" at the polls. "This result does not belong to Syriza. A clear mandate to cast aside those forces that have been holding us back. #Greek Elections #Greece— Alexis Tsipras September 20, 2015 Panos Kammenos, the leader of the right-wing Independent Greeks party, told reporters that his party, which won 3.7% of the vote, would ally itself with Syriza to form a coalition. Even before the final vote tally was announced, one thing was clear: The economically frail country doesn't have time for a fresh round of political uncertainty. Together, they'd have enough seats to secure a majority in parliament.
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