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Monday, January 26, 2015

Profile: Alexis Tsipras, Syriza leader who looks set to take charge in Greece

Man likely to become Greece’s youngest prime minister appears determined to jolt not only his own country, but Europe tooWill Alexis Tsipras ever wear a necktie? In the weeks before Sunday’s momentous election, that is the question that was widely asked of the radical left Syriza leader, the winner of the Greek poll.Invariably Tsipras has replied no, he won’t. “After all,” he has joked, “I didn’t wear one to see the pope.” Continue reading...


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