ATHENS - Greece is "leaving behind disastrous austerity" and the so-called troika of creditors "is finished", Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras said Sunday after his party won the general election.
Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens on January 25, 2015
"The verdict of our people means the troika is finished," the 40-year-old Tsipras said, referring to the country's international lenders the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.