TIME TO REJOICE Anti-austerity Syriza supporters celebrate after the first exit polls, gathering at the Syriza election kiosk in Athens on Monday. AFP PHOTO
ATHENS: Radical left party Syriza swept to power in Greece on Sunday (Monday in Manila) promising to end years of painful austerity policies, in an election victory that puts the country on a collision course with the European Union (EU) and international creditors.