Tsipras's New Party Surges Past PASOK to Become Greece's Leading Opposition Force

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's newly formed Greek Left Alliance has overtaken PASOK to become Greece's leading opposition party, according to a poll published that put the party nearly 10 percentage points ahead of its nearest rival for that position. The RealPolls survey for Protagon.gr projected that the ruling conservative New Democracy would win 28.3 percent of the vote if elections were held now, with Mr. Tsipras's party, known as ELAS, on 21.4 percent — up more than 5 percentage...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA