By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - A few thousand demonstrators rallied in front of the parliament in Athens on Wednesday to protest against austerity and back the leftist government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in its standoff with Greece's international creditors. The demonstration, which appeared to be made up mainly of supporters of the ruling Syriza party, came as pressure piled on Tsipras' government to accept creditors' demands for savings on pensions as well as increases to value added tax. "I'm here to support the government against the lenders.
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