As election results were tallied Sunday night in Greece, showing leftist party Syriza with a commanding lead, former prime minister Alexis Tsipras said he would once again be leading the country in a coalition government.
Tsipras described the results as a victory for the working class and a mandate for his Syriza party. With 75% of ballots counted, official figures showed the party had received 35% of the vote.
Syriza will again form a coalition government with the Independent Greeks party.
I'd like to thank @PanosKammenos - we'll be uniting forces again, to continue the work that we started in January #GreekElections #Greece
Tsipras had resigned in August after revolt within his party following his support of an unpopular bailout deal.
In July, he had succeeded in urging voters to reject a tough bailout deal offered by EU officials, but he ultimately made an agreement with international creditors.
Syriza assumed power in January on an anti-austerity platform, and Tsipras's support of the deal with foreign creditors prompted 25 members to break away and form a new party.
After being re-elected Sunday, Tsipras said he hoped to focus on the work he began when he first rose to power.
A mandate to put an end to systemic corruption. Starting tomorrow, we begin our work to tackle these problems. #Greece #GreekElections
As the country continues to struggle through a financial crisis, Sunday's vote was the fifth Greek national election in six years.
In July, the parliament approved further cuts to pensions and higher taxes in order to qualify for 8 billion euros in emergency funding, necessary to keep its banks afloat.