Greece’s new far-left party to seek mandate to form govt
August 21, 2015
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Greece’s new far-left party to seek mandate to form govt

Tsipras himself said in a televised address on Thursday that he needed a “clear mandate…

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Greece to hold early election on Sep 20, according to govt official
August 21, 2015
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Greece to hold early election on Sep 20, according to govt official

Tsipras, who was elected in January on an anti-austerity platform, last week approved sweeping economic…

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Greece: Syriza hardliners split from PM Tsipras’ party
August 21, 2015
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Greece: Syriza hardliners split from PM Tsipras’ party

Alexis Tsipras promised to overturn austerity and move Greece out of the troubled waters that…

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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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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 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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German Parliament expected to pass vote on Greece bailout
August 19, 2015
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German Parliament expected to pass vote on Greece bailout

Controversial anti-EU and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, the leader of the Freedom party, called Dutch…

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Greece’s parliament approves third bailout
August 19, 2015
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Greece’s parliament approves third bailout

– July 5: More than 61 percent of Greeks reject creditors’ bailout terms in a…

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