Radical left Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras addresses his party’s main preelection rally in central Athens Syntagma square on Friday (Saturday in Manila). AFP PHOTO
Radical left Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras addresses his party’s main preelection rally in central Athens Syntagma square on Friday (Saturday in Manila). AFP PHOTO

ATHENS: Greece’s election hung on a knife-edge Saturday as radical former premier Alexis Tsipras retook a slight lead in the final hours of a tight race against the conservatives for the helm of government.

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