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VOTING began on September 20 in Greece’s general election and  opinion polls suggest that the result will be tight in the contest  between the left-wing incumbent Syriza party and the conservative New Democracy.

The unexpected election, Greece’s fifth in six years, was called after the ruling party Syriza lost its  majority in August as Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras’s agreed a new bailout deal with European leaders.

Greece is mired in a deep financial crisis and whoever wins Sunday’s election will have to oversee further tough economic reforms.

It appears unlikely that any single party will win enough seats to form a government alone which considering the differences between the two main parties, will add to the overall confusion and erratic behaviour of the Greek economy.

However it almost appears as if the parties and the Greek electorate have given up any hope of resolving the situation without accepting stringent economic demands from the EU as the election campaigns have been very low key especially in view of the back downs that Syriza has had to make since being elected on an anti-austerity ticket which led to the defection of 25 members of parliament.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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