Greece facing new elections

After the failed presidential election at the end of December 2014, the Greeks will go to the polls on 25 January 2015 to elect a new parliament. If the left alliance Syriza emerges victorious Greece could end up leaving the Eurozone and plunge the EU into a profound crisis, some commentators fear. Others see this scenario as panic-mongering and say the time has come to let the Greeks decide the fate of their country.

This Main Focus from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.

• Primary Source

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

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/

ESO: Background information: European stocks drop as Greece’s ASE tumbles after vote results http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-stocks-drop-as-greeces-ase-tumbles-after-vote-results/

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