SYRIZA wants clear mandate "to change Greece”

In a speech at his main election campaign rally that took place at Omonia Square on Thursday evening, the leader of the Radical Leftist SYRIZA party Alexis Tsipras asked for a clear mandate to change Greece. Addressing his supporters he said that he is aware of the challenges that await him and his party after the elections and reiterated his commitment to confront and overturn the bailout policies.

Tsipras noted that a great battle was being fought to deny his party a parliamentary majority, so that “Berlin and the creditors” can impose “representatives of Mrs. Merkel’s opinions” in a coalition government. He then pointed out that he would not ally with “old or new” bailout representatives.

Tsipras was joined on stage by Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain’s Podemos party.