Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza wins election

Anti- austerity Syriza party has won Greece's general elections, putting the country on a possible collision course with the EU over its massive bailout.

With nearly 75 percent of the votes counted, Syriza is projected to win 149 seats, just two short of an absolute majority, though the number could change.

Left wing party leader, Alexis Tsipras who wants to renegotiate Greece's debt said the Greeks wrote history.

The governing centre-right New Democracy has come a distant second.

Outgoing Prime Minister Antonis Samaral has admitted defeat and congratulated the new leader.

BBC