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Greece: EU gives blessing as Tsipras wins again
Syriza and Anel prepare to draft new 2016 austerity budget

by Our Foreign Desk

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras prepared last night to form his second Greek government this year, this time with EU leaders’ blessing.

Having been elected on an anti-austerity platform in January, he eventually caved in to the demands of the European Central Bank and the EU Commission, accepting another ruinous banking bailout ultimatum.

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