Prime minister’s gamble on snap poll to see off party revolt over accepting more austerity in exchange for bailout pays off Greece’s president will formally ask Alexis Tsipras to form a new government after the leftist Syriza leader romped to an unexpectedly convincing victory in elections on Sunday. The result was a personal triumph for Tsipras, who returns as prime minister a month after gambling on a snap poll to see off a revolt by party radicals over his U-turn on accepting more tough austerity in exchange for Greece’s third international bailout. Continue reading...
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