Syriza

Greece stands at a landmark turning point while SYRIZA is no longer simply the country's hope but currently incarnates the prospect of change for Europe as a whole, noted opposition leader Alexis Tsipras in an opinion piece published in Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Wednesday.

Any political turmoil in Greece following this month?s election is no longer a threat to the wider stability of the euro area, said Michael Fuchs, a senior lawmaker from Chancellor Angela Merkel?s party.

As some European officials sought to dampen talk of a possible Greek exit from the euro, New Democracy and SYRIZA on Tuesday broadened the scope of the debate ahead of the January 25 elections.

Caretaker Interior Minister Michalis Theocharidis (photo) told political parties on Monday that he would examine the possibility of intervening to ensure that some 100,000 18-year-old Greeks would be able to vote in the January 25 elections.

Greek membership in eurozone is "irrevocable" - EU

BRUSSELS -- European Commission spokesperson Annika Breidthardt said on Monday Greece's membership in the eurozone "cannot be revoked."

The comments came "amid growing concerns whether upcoming elections in Greece will lead to the country exiting the eurozone," RT is reporting.

Greece's main opposition party SYRIZA is not intending to trigger an exit of its country from the Eurozone if it wins the early elections this month, its leader Alexis Tsipras has said.

In a statement of SYRIZA sent out to Greek-language media outlets, Tsipras adds his Coalition of the Radical Left would seek to ensure the Eurozone's stablity instead of disintegrating it.

By Jonathan Stearns and Nikos Chrysoloras

Frances Moschou, who supported Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in national elections in 2012, may now represent a bad omen for him as he fights for political survival.

By Brian Parkin and Birgit Jennen

Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras won?t get German support for easing austerity, though Greece?s exit from the euro area would be costly for Germany, members of Chancellor Angela Merkel?s two main coalition parties said.

By Kate Linsell

Greek corporate bonds fell amid concern the nation could exit the euro area after elections this month, raising the risk of default.

The European Commission warned on Monday there was no legal mechanism which Greece could use to leave the Eurozone, a hypothetical event commonly dubbed "Grexit".

Remarks of Brussels officials followed a report by German news weekly Der Spiegel which claimed Berlin was inclined to accept a Grexit scenario after having put forth much effort to avoid it in the last years.