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ATHENS Alexis Tsipras was sworn in for the second time as the prime minister of Greece Monday after winning a snap election he called to renew his SYRIZA party’s mandate as the country prepares to implement tough reforms as part of its bailout plan.
Sept. 21, 2015
Greece’s left wing leader Alexis Tsipras admitted making mistakes in negotiations for a massive new bailout agreement, during a televised election debate late Wednesday, but insisted the deal would safeguard the country’s financial future.
Sept. 9, 2015
Left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras told thousands of supporters at his final campaign rally Friday that Sunday’s general election was an opportunity for them to bury Greece’s corrupt political elite who sank the country into a years-long financial crisis.
Sept. 18, 2015
Greek voters’ resounding rejection of international creditors’ demands may have strengthened the hand of their prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, who rose to power promising to halt painful austerity measures imposed in the bailout.
July 6, 2015
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May 7, 2012
Alexis Tsipras, leader of the far-left Syriza party, was sworn in Monday as Greek prime minister, setting the stage for a showdown with creditors over painful budget cuts and tax increases that could have potential ripple effects across the European Union.
Jan. 26, 2015
ATHENS, Greece Preliminary official results in Greece’s snap elections showed former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ left-wing Syriza party pulling far ahead on Sunday with nearly 30 per cent of the vote counted, prompting conservative rival New Democracy to concede defeat.
Sept. 20, 2015
A jubilant Alexis Tsipras vowed to continue fighting for his country’s pride and to quickly form a coalition government after his left-wing Syriza party comfortably won Greece’s third national vote this year on Sunday.
Sept. 19, 2015
Greeks have elected Alexis Tsipras prime minister for the second time this year but with a strikingly different mandate: Instead of the vehemently anti-austerity platform he espoused in January, he has now agreed to implement yet more stringent spending cuts and tax hikes.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras conceded defeat Sunday after a partial vote count showed Greece’s opposition conservatives comfortably winning the first parliamentary election since the country emerged from its international bailouts.
July 7, 2019