Greece elections: outcome may put country on collision course with EU

Opinion polls give leftwing anti-austerity Syriza party a clear lead, but the party may not win enough seats to govern alone

Radical leftists Syriza, led by Alexis Tsipras, promise to renegotiate the international bailout that imposed austerity on Greece. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images

Jon Henley in Athens- Sunday 25 January 2015

After five brutal years of austerity and recession, Greeks are voting under clear skies in a high-stakes election that could put their country on a collision course with the European Union.

Phoebe Greenwood talks to Greeks before a high-stakes election in the country.

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