Greece Likely to Hold Snap Elections on 20 September
August 21, 2015
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Greece Likely to Hold Snap Elections on 20 September

Far-left rebels in Greece’s Syriza party have broken away to form a new party with…

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PM Tsipras says he is resigning, calling early elections
August 21, 2015
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PM Tsipras says he is resigning, calling early elections

In his address, Mr Tsipras appeared to recast himself as a moderate by appealing to…

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Greece elections loom as Syriza rebels break away to form new party
August 21, 2015
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Greece elections loom as Syriza rebels break away to form new party

ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS/REUTERS Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) meets with Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulios in…

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Syriza Rebels To Form New Party
August 21, 2015
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Syriza Rebels To Form New Party

Veteran Greek leftist Panagiotis Lafazanis parted ways with his old comrade Alexis Tsipras on Friday,…

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Greece PM Alexis Tsipras resigns, calls for snap election
August 21, 2015
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Greece PM Alexis Tsipras resigns, calls for snap election

He said with the first tranche of the bailout arriving, he now had the moral…

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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras announces resignation, calls for snap election
August 21, 2015
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Greek PM Alexis Tsipras announces resignation, calls for snap election

Although Tsipras is widely tipped to win the election, if he fails to secure an…

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Greek prime minister resigns
August 21, 2015
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Greek prime minister resigns

Syriza had won 149 seats in Greece’s 300-seat parliament in the last election in January.

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Greek PM Alex Tsipras to resign today, says govt official
August 21, 2015
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Greek PM Alex Tsipras to resign today, says govt official

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Thursday that he will resign immediately, opening the…

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Alexis Tsipras to Greece: ‘You must decide with your vote’
August 21, 2015
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Alexis Tsipras to Greece: ‘You must decide with your vote’

Under Greek political rules, a minority government must always be above to rely on at…

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Greek creditors report progress in talks for new bailout
August 21, 2015
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Greek creditors report progress in talks for new bailout

Athens and its global lenders share the view that banks must complete their recapitalisation by…

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