ALEXIS TSIPRAS will remain Greece’s prime minister, following the country’s third national vote this year. With almost all the votes counted from Sunday’s election, his left-wing party, Syriza, had won 35% of the votes. The strongest challenger, the conservative New Democracy party, conceded defeat on Sunday afternoon; the results showed it had taken 28%. The far-right Golden Dawn party came third with 7%. Mr Tsipras called the snap election in late August following a series of revolts from Syriza MPs. The rebels have since formed a new party called Popular Unity, which won roughly 3% of the vote. After taking his country to the brink of default this summer, Mr Tsipras managed to secure an €86 billion ($97 billion) bail-out package in August, a few days before calling the election. Syriza claimed 145 seats, short of the 151 seats needed for an absolute majority. It swiftly announced a continuation of the coalition with Independent Greeks, who have ten seats, forming a slim majority government. The Greeks, it seems, will have to put up with another unstable parliament.
