Syriza win means EU needs 'flexibility, respect'

(ANSA) - Rome, January 26 - Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Monday the European Union must respect the result of Sunday's elections in Greece, won by leftwing anti-austerity party Syriza.
    "Two keywords are needed now in Europe," the minister said.
    "Respect for democracy when a country votes...and flexibility".
    The Greek election result "undoubtedly goes towards fulfilling the demand for an end to rigidity that Italy has also posited - as long as it is managed via realistic, flexible negotiations by both the EU and Greece," Gentiloni added.