Greece delivers first rumblings of potential 2015 earthquakes

SYRIZA has won the most seats in Sunday's Greek election, potentially ending decades of two-party rule by New Democracy and the Panhellenic Social Movement (Pasok). Firebrand politician Alexis Tsipras now looks very likely to become prime minister, the first from the radical left to win power in any EU country in years.

The Greek election result represents the first rumblings in 2015 of potential political and economic earthquakes on the European horizon. On the political front, Sunday's ballot highlights the growing strength of populist parties which was previewed in last May's European Parliament elections.

Results then showed major gains across much of the 28-member European Union for anti-integration, Eurosceptic parties which span the ideological spectrum from the extreme-right National Front which won the ballot in France, to Syriza which came first in Greece.