Syriza

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  "Disgrace": Greece's Main Opposition Party Slams 6-Day Working Week

  Greece's main opposition party Syriza said Tuesday that the recent introduction of a six-day working week for certain companies was a "disgrace".

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  Portugal's Communists Say Ready to Back a Socialist Government

  Portugal's Communist Party today said it would be willing to support a Socialist-led government, confirming a leftist bid to block the emergence of a minority right-wing government.

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  European Ministers Confront Greece on Daunting Bailout

  Eurozone finance ministers today meet for the first time since Greek voters re-elected leftist premier Alexis Tsipras, who now faces the daunting task of implementing the country's cash-for-reforms bailout deal.

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  Greek Lawmakers Elect New Speaker Ahead of Key Debate

  Greece's former interior minister Nikos Voutsis was elected parliament speaker on Sunday as lawmakers geared up for a crucial debate on the Syriza government's reform programme.

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  Greek PM Wants to Move Fast on Bailout Programme to End Supervision

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said today he wants to move fast with the bailout programme so that Greece can cast off the creditors' tutelage and return to the markets.

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  Greece's Prime Minister Says Hard Work Awaits on Reforms, Debt Relief

  The firebrand leftist cemented his position as Greece's dominant political figure on Sunday in national elections in which his Syriza party won 145 of 300 parliamentary seats.

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  Greece Must 'Quickly Implement' Bailout Deal: Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

  Greece must "quickly implement" the terms of a tough EU bailout agreed in July, newly re-elected left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday.

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  Challenging Task Ahead For Alexis Tsipras After Poll Victory: Greek Media

  Greek Prime Minister-elect Alexis Tsipras has reaffirmed his dominance on the political landscape, but now faces the challenging task of building consensus in a fractious society traumatised by years of austerity, local media said today.

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  Radical Former PM Alexis Tsipras 'Wins Key Greek Election'

  Greece's charismatic radical left leader Alexis Tsipras on Sunday appeared on track for a second mandate as premier of the crisis-hit nation after a tense election race against his mainstream conservative rivals.

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  Wiser Radical Seeking a Second Chance: Alexis Tsipras

  The first radical-left leader to win office in the EU, Alexis Tsipras has steered crisis-hit Greece through seven chaotic months, but his U-turn with the country's creditors could prove a challenge to his comeback bid Sunday.

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  Alexis Tsipras: on the Cusp of a Second Chance?

  The first radical-left leader to win office in the EU, Alexis Tsipras has steered crisis-hit Greece through seven chaotic months, but his U-turn deal with the country's creditors could prove a challenge to his bid for a comeback on Sunday.

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  Greece's Next Government: One Party or a Grand Coalition?

  With Greece's snap elections on Sunday, the top two parties are neck and neck in the polls. Analysts say a full return to power for the leftist Syriza party, while still possible, is unlikely.

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  'Alexis Betrayed Us': Young Greeks Turn Their Backs on Syriza

  Greece's radical-left Syriza party channelled the anger and hope of a generation when it swept to power in January -- but winning young voters over again in Sunday's elections will not be so easy.

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  Greek Polls Show Syriza, Conservatives Neck-And-Neck

  Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party is running neck-and-neck with its main conservative rival, New Democracy, ahead of national elections on Sept. 20, according to three polls published on Friday.

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  Greek Leftists Put on Brave Face as Poll Shows Conservatives Pulling Ahead

  Former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras's leftist Syriza party said on Thursday it remained confident of winning an outright victory in a Sept. 20 election despite an opinion poll that showed its main conservative rival edging ahead.