Across Greece people will tell you the country is a litmus test for the rest of the continent, that where Greece goes Europe will follow.
The country has been devastated by austerity. The far-right has flourished, suicide rates have doubled, half of all young people are unemployed and island paradises have been sold off to Oligarchs.
The victory of the radical left-wing party Syriza in Greece marks uncharted territory in anti-austerity politics. The next weeks and months will be...
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