Greece Early Vote Kicks Off

Voting is now underway in Greece in a snap poll called over tensions within the formerly ruling SYRIZA party of Alexis Tsipras.
Neither leftist SYRIZA nor conservative New Democracy is expected to secure a majority in Parliament, with polls suggesting the two parties are running neck-and-neck.
Tsipras's government stepped down in August amid uncertainty over the impact of a new bailout deal with international lenders and the need of yet another round of economic reforms in a country hit by a deep crisis over the past seven years.
Today in #Greece, we're deciding on our future. Today the Greek people will choose how they want to live. pic.twitter.com/uO9qoeoE1N
— Alexis Tsipras (@tsipras_eu) September 20, 2015
SYRIZA won the January early elections on an anti-austerity ticket, but sealed in the summer a deal that will unlock EUR 86 B in exchange of reform.
There are nearly 9.84 million eligible voters to cast a ballot and elect 300 lawmakers.
Some surveys suggest a coalition is likely between SYRIZA, centrist To Potami and socialist PASOK.
Vangelis Meimarakis, the leader of New Democracy, is not ruling out the prospect of a "grand coalition" with SYRIZA or possibly other parties if there is no outright winner, while Tsipras has repeatedly dismissed the option.
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