Prime minister announces his resignation and paves way for general election, with 20 September predicted as most likely date for a pollSeven months after he was elected on a promise to overturn austerity, the Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has announced he is stepping down to pave the way for snap elections next month. As the debt-crippled country received the first tranche of a punishing new €86bn (£61bn) bailout, Tsipras said on Thursday he felt “a moral obligation to place this deal in front of the people, to allow them to judge ... both what I have achieved, and my mistakes”. Continue reading...
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