Mood of optimism on streets of Greek capital a day after election that brought anti-austerity Syriza to powerIn the first three years of Greece’s agony, the wide expanse of Syntagma Square in front of the old Royal Palace – home of the present-day parliament – was a scene of savage clashes between riot police and incensed anti-austerity protesters.On Monday, the day after elections won in spectacular fashion by a party pledged to burying austerity for good by writing off chunks of the country’s debt and ripping up the draconian terms of its eurozone bailout deal, the mood was one of long-awaited relief. Continue reading...
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