PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande congratulated Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras for his Syriza party's election victory on Sunday and pledged to work together to support growth and stability in the euro zone.
In a statement issued by the French presidency, Hollande expressed his "desire to pursue the close cooperation between our two countries in service of growth and the stability of the euro zone, in a spirit of progress, solidarity and responsibility that is at the heart of the European values we share."