How did Syriza perform in Greece's May 2012 parliamentary election?

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Alexis Tsipras Leader of Syriza Alexis Tsipras, 2012.

In the May 2012 parliamentary election, Syriza performed strongly, capturing approximately 17 percent of the vote. This result established the party as a significant political force, as voters expressed growing disenchantment with the austerity measures supported by the country's two mainstream parties, New Democracy and the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, which garnered only about 19 percent and 13 percent of the vote, respectively.1