Syriza finds right-wing ally to form Greek government [View all]

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http://www.cnbc.com/id/102367100#.

A victorious left-wing Syriza is poised to form a coalition government with an unlikely ally: the right-wing Independent Greeks party.

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Syriza's leader Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister on Monday. The announcement followed a statement from the right-wing – and also anti-austerity -- Independent Greeks party that it had struck a deal to form a governing alliance with Syriza.

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"It's ultimately going to be much more difficult to figure out exactly what policies they will ultimately agree on," Petros Doukas, former deputy finance minister of Greece, told CNBC Monday morning.

He said that it would likely be difficult for Syriza and the Independent Greeks – coming from the left and right of the political spectrum – to agree on policy.

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