Voters stay away from polls at record rate in worrying downside of ongoing Greek election drama | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

A record number of Greeks failed to vote in this weekend’s general election that handed power back to the left-wing Syriza party and its leader Alexis Tsipras. Syriza won 35.5 percent of the vote, while the centre-right opposition New Democracy gained 28.1 percent, giving Syriza 145 seats in the 300-seat parliament. Syriza will now renew its…