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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-01-25Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] This is a historic victory for the Greek people, SYRIZA officials sayThe election result, according to the exit polls, is "a historic victory for the Greek people that overwhelmingly opposed austerity," SYRIZA sources said on Sunday adding that the result "sends a strong message to Europe that can be the starting point of changes across Europe."SYRIZA, the same sources said, "assumes the responsibility of forming a social salvation government, of implementing the Thessaloniki programme and negotiating in Europe." Several party officials have already gathered at SYRIZA headquarters waiting for party leader Alexis Tsipras. [02] Unprecedented media interest in the Greek national electionsANA-MPA --- The interest expressed by media in the Greek general elections is unprecedented, according to updated information by the General Secretariat for Information and Promotion made public late on Sunday afternoon.A total of 1,015 accredited journalists, correspondents, foreign observers and representatives of foreign diplomatic missions are at the 2015 Elections Press Centre in downtown Athens Zappeion Building to watch the election results. Roughly 741 are foreign media correspondents and 590 of them have come from abroad to cover the Greek national elections. The largest number of accredited journalists, at total of 70, are from Spain. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |