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With the opposition Progressive Alliance ‘Syriza’ trailing in the polls for the May 21 election, they’ll need to convince their potential core left-wing voters that they are true progressives. Tspiras’ controversial bailout deal of 2015, however, still hangs in the air.
Photo: Natsuki Sakai/ZUMA GREECE APPROVES BAILOUT, BUT TSIPRAS IN TROUBLE Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won a bittersweet approval late yesterday of a package of tough measures — including an increase in sales tax and a pension shakeup — that will make a third bailout of the ailing country possible. But 38 members of his […]
Photo: PPI/Zuma GREEK BANK CLOSURES, TUMBLING STOCKS Stocks in Europe, Asia and Australia dropped in early trading today as the world braces for what some fear could be a “black Monday.” A Greek debt default tomorrow appears likely, with the country edging closer to exiting the Eurozone after talks with creditors broke down over the […]