BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leftist Alexis Tsipras's re-election as Greek prime minister carries a mixed message for Europe's battered centre-left and for anti-capitalist radicals hoping to overturn the continent's austere economic orthodoxy.
His victory on Sunday shows left-wing parties can still win elections in Europe, after reverses in Britain, Denmark and Finland this year. Seven years of financial crisis and euro zone debt woes have mostly benefited the centre-right in the European Union, along with anti-EU populists.
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