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Friday, September 18, 2015

Greece's Tsipras gets pre-election blessing from European left

Leading politicians from the European left will share a platform with Greece's Alexis Tsipras on Friday evening, reinforcing the former prime minister's radical credentials when he concludes his election campaign with a rally in central Athens. Tsipras and his conservative rival, New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis, are neck and neck in opinion polls going in to Sunday's national ballot. Topping the bill from abroad at the event on Syntagma Square next to parliament will be Pablo Iglesias, leader of the anti-establishment Podemos party currently polling third in Spain on around 15 percent.


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