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Yes----- to force a snap election. Looking for more tangible, substantial support. I don't bet his Party will be able to run the government without a coalition. I'll try to remember to look further into it.
".....nobody really cares as Greeks have no real choice.”
Last January, Greek voters selected left-wing Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras to fight back against austerity demanded by Europe. On Sunday, in the fifth Greek election in six years, they elected him to do the opposite. With Greek conservatives conceding defeat, Tsipras, who resigned in August after the Greek parliament voted to accept harsh austerity demands in exchange for a third, 86 billion euro bailout, is now back in power. He must form a government capable of instituting tax increases, spending cuts, and pension reforms ahead of an International Monetary Fund review set for next month. The president of the European parliament, Martin Schulz, was quick to remind Tsipras that he must follow through on his austerity pledges. Sunday’s vote likely caps a tumultuous summer that almost saw Greece kicked out of the eurozone. https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/20/alexis-tsiprass-victory-means-he-must-now-implement-austerity-greece-had-long-rejected/ Greece Syriza party Alexis Tsipras Europe Stronger, wiser, milder? What to expect from Tsipras II Text by Benjamin DODMAN Reactions from Greece’s EU partners appeared to reflect the realisation that, whether they like it or not, Syriza’s leader remains the dominant force in Greek politics. They also suggested Greece’s radical left no longer has the power to scare the rest of the continent. As polls opened on Sunday morning, a senior editor at German daily Die Welt bluntly tweeted: “Good Morning from Berlin. Snap elections started in #Greece but nobody really cares as Greeks have no real choice.” http://www.france24.com/en/20150921-alexis-tsipras-second-term-syriza-greece-austerity-bailout?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign_ref=partage_user&aef_campaign_date=2015-09-21 Resolution in March 2016 ? World | Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:57pm EDT Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief ATHENS | BY LEFTERIS PAPADIMAS AND RENEE MALTEZOU Some European governments, particularly Germany, are opposed to writing off part of Greece's debt but less averse to stretching out its repayment schedule. Euro zone officials told Reuters last week that governments were ready to cap Greece's annual debt-servicing costs at 15 percent of its economic output over the long term, so that nominal payments would be lower if the Greek economy struggles. JP Morgan analyst Malcolm Barr said some form of restructuring of Greece's euro zone debt should be in place by the end of March. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/us-eurozone-greece-election-idUSKCN0RJ0US20150921?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
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Last January, Greek voters selected left-wing Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras to fight back against austerity demanded by Europe. On Sunday, in the fifth Greek election in six years, they elected him to do the opposite.
With Greek conservatives conceding defeat, Tsipras, who resigned in August after the Greek parliament voted to accept harsh austerity demands in exchange for a third, 86 billion euro bailout, is now back in power. He must form a government capable of instituting tax increases, spending cuts, and pension reforms ahead of an International Monetary Fund review set for next month.
The president of the European parliament, Martin Schulz, was quick to remind Tsipras that he must follow through on his austerity pledges.
Sunday’s vote likely caps a tumultuous summer that almost saw Greece kicked out of the eurozone.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/20/alexis-tsiprass-victory-means-he-must-now-implement-austerity-greece-had-long-rejected/
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Stronger, wiser, milder? What to expect from Tsipras II Text by Benjamin DODMAN
Reactions from Greece’s EU partners appeared to reflect the realisation that, whether they like it or not, Syriza’s leader remains the dominant force in Greek politics. They also suggested Greece’s radical left no longer has the power to scare the rest of the continent. As polls opened on Sunday morning, a senior editor at German daily Die Welt bluntly tweeted: “Good Morning from Berlin. Snap elections started in #Greece but nobody really cares as Greeks have no real choice.”
http://www.france24.com/en/20150921-alexis-tsipras-second-term-syriza-greece-austerity-bailout?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign_ref=partage_user&aef_campaign_date=2015-09-21
Resolution in March 2016 ?
World | Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:57pm EDT
Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy, debt relief
ATHENS | BY LEFTERIS PAPADIMAS AND RENEE MALTEZOU
Some European governments, particularly Germany, are opposed to writing off part of Greece's debt but less averse to stretching out its repayment schedule.
Euro zone officials told Reuters last week that governments were ready to cap Greece's annual debt-servicing costs at 15 percent of its economic output over the long term, so that nominal payments would be lower if the Greek economy struggles.
JP Morgan analyst Malcolm Barr said some form of restructuring of Greece's euro zone debt should be in place by the end of March.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/21/us-eurozone-greece-election-idUSKCN0RJ0US20150921?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews