ALEXIS TSIPRAS has been sworn in as the new Greek prime minister. The 40-year-old Syriza leader is the youngest premier of the country in 150 years.
Tsipras, characteristically without a tie, also broke with tradition by taking a civil instead of a religious oath, pledging to “always serve the interests of the Greek people”.
In his first symbolic act as Prime Minister, Tsipras visited a Kaisariani rifle range where Nazis executed 200 Greeks in 1944.
Vowing to end Greece’s painful austerity programme, his Syriza party gained key support from an anti-bailout party this morning, allowing it to form a new government.
The right-wing Independent Greeks party said it would back Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras to be the next prime minister, after he fell just short of the majority needed to govern alone, following Sunday’s poll.
The surprise alliance between two staunchly anti-bailout parties spooked markets and triggered a loss of nearly 4% on the Athens Stock Exchange as well as elsewhere in Europe.
Tsipras has promised to renegotiate Greece’s massive bailout agreements, but has promised not to take any unilateral action against lenders from other eurozone countries.
By Tyler Durden: "Hi Angela, do you hear me now?"And perhaps on a related note, moments earlier:
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Update: Tsipras's first meeting with a foreign ambassador since being elected Greek PM was with Russia's Andrey Maslov
Additional: The Rhineland Redemption
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