As widely expected, the Greeks voted in a government which promised heaven on earth and manna from heaven.

The only problem is that the State has no money to throw around and the only reason it had any funds during the last 15 years is because the Greeks had managed to bluff their way into the eurozone.

Now that Greece has put a spanner in the works of the European Union by voting overwhelmingly against austerity measures and seeking to renegotiate the terms of conditions of its bailout, other countries have boosted their hopes of renegotiating their conditions as well... countries like the UK, Spain and Portugal.

Syriza’s victory has lifted hopes of anti-austerity groups across Europe that they too can pull off similar coups. Spain and Portugal will hold elections later on this year and Ireland must go to the polls by April 2016.

Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s Northern League, was pleased with the outcome of the Greek election and said this result was “a lovely big slap in the face for the Soviet Union of Europe”.

However, the politicians expressed concern that these anti-austerity groups in various countries of Europe will almost certainly trigger a dangerous series of shockwaves across the EU.

Alas, the jubilant Prime Minister of Greece,40-year old Alexis Tsipras, vowed to keep hiselectoral promises.

However, he was urged to act ‘responsibly’ amid fears that his outstanding victory could usher in a damaging era of instability for Europe.