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Greece Election Result: Six Radical Things Anti-Bailout Syriza Party Want To Do

Here's Six Radical Things Greece's New Ruling Party Want To Do Now...
The Huffington Post UK
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Syriza has swept to victory in the polls as Greeks voted decisively against austerity, leading to their party leader, Alex Tsipras, to declare: "Today the Greek people have made history. Hope has made history."

Tsipras, poised to be the youngest prime minister of Greece in 150 years, runs party with a raft of radical hard-left policies. Some may stretch the bounds of feasibility, while others certainly explain why they are so popular.

As Syriza celebrates, here are just five things that explain why the party is so popular in Greece, and has ruffled feathers on the European scene.

Syriza policies
More benefits for the poor and unemployed including free electricity(01 of06)
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In a move that would leave Iain Duncan Smith spluttering, Syriza want to give free health benefits to the unemployed, homeless and those with low salaries, as well as making sure no-one out of work is left without benefits.
Syriza also promise free electricity to 300,000 households currently under the poverty line, a program of meal subsidies to 300,000 families without income, and a housing guarantee which aims to provide cheap apartments. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Everyone will get their job back..(02 of06)
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Syria promise to reverse public sector job cuts and institute a programme that will see a net increase in jobs by 300,000 in all sectors of the economy – private, public, social – within two years.
Slap the rich with a 75% super-tax(03 of06)
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Syriza want to raise income tax to 75% for all incomes over 500,000 euros, in a watered down version of the 75% "millionaire's tax" French president Francois Hollande wanted to do (but decided against). (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Lots of things would be nationalised...(04 of06)
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Syriza wants to nationalise Greece's banks, and ex-public (service & utilities) companies in strategic sectors for the growth of the country, like rail, airports, mail and water. The party also want to nationalise private hospitals, and eliminate private participation in the national health system. (credit:ARIS MESSINIS via Getty Images)
Fight off the lenders wanting their money back...(05 of06)
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Syriza wants European leaders to write-off the greater part of Greece's public debt’s nominal value so that it becomes sustainable. They also want to secure a significant grace period in servicing their debts so Greece can save funds for growth. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Syriza would legalise drug taking(06 of06)
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Syriza want to decriminalise the consumption of drugs in favour of battling drug trafficking, as well as increasing funding for drug rehab centres. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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