A Kind of Magic? Explaining SYRIZA’s Victory in the September 2015 Elections

Abstract

The election of 20 September 2015 in Greece resulted in victory for SYRIZA, who renewed its governing coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) party (see table 1 for historical election results). The new government under the Premiership of Alexis Tsipras returns to office, with a strong mandate, which, however, is markedly different to the one it had received in the previous election eight months earlier