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Leftist SYRIZA party, the winner in Greece's snap elections, and rightist, anti-austerity Independent Greeks could form a government as early as Monday, sources suggest.

A meeting between SYRIZA's leader Alexis Tsipras and counterpart from IG Panos Kamenos is scheduled for Monday morning, according to a political scientist who spoke to the Bulgarian National Television in Athens.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta appreciates the 'moral' of leftist radical Syriza party in Greece's parliamentary election is that economic results, jobs and everyday life of people matter most.

Photo credit: (c) SILVIU MATEI/AGERPRES FLOW

Usually the day of voting has a lot of symbolism. In an age of visual communication, appearances do matter. Especially when everybody, inside and outside of Greece is well aware that the result of Sunday's, Jan. 25, early general elections may determine the balances inside the Eurozone, let alone the politics inside Greece.

Alexis Tsipras, the 40-year-old leader of radical left SYRIZA, is now making headlines around the world as his party is becoming Greece's largest electoral force. 

Tsipras's activity has fueled much speculation over the past few years, ranging between "the man who could save Europe" and "the man who could bring Europe to its collapse".

Leftist SYRIZA party of Alexis Tsipras is heading for a huge victory in Sunday's snap election, according to first official projections which give it 36.5 percent of all ballots.

Official information at 22:00 lowered its result at 35.7 percent with 40% of ballots counted.

Leftist SYRIZA party, which wants to revoke Greece's bailout program, is poised to win Sunday's snap poll in the country, according to exit polls.

Though polling stations are to close within a few hours, some pollsters have already announced partial results, according to the BBC and German weekly Der Spiegel.

Hours before polling stations close in Greece, many media outlets place an emphasis on the impact Alexis Tsipras's Coalition of the Radical Left (known for its acronym SYRIZA) is having on the nation's political landscape.

This comes against the backdrop of opinion polls' estimates that the leftist party will be the clear winner of the elections.

Greeks were voting Jan. 25 in an early general election crucial for the country's financial future, with the radical left Syriza party of Alexis Tsipras tipped as the favorite to win, although possibly without a large enough majority to form a government.
     

Greek leftist leader announces "end to humiliation"

ATHENS -- Leader of the Greek opposition Syriza party Alexis Tsipras has said that "an end to national humiliation" was near.

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras told thousands of people gathered in Athens that an end to "national humiliation" was near after opinion polls on Jan. 22 showed his Syriza party pulling ahead three days before an election.