A ‘Clear Mandate’ in Greece

A ‘Clear Mandate’ in Greece

Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza party won a little more than 35 percent of the vote—short of a majority By KRISHNADEV CALAMUR, The Atlantic   Alexis Tsipras is back as Greece’s prime minister—just months after his Syriza party lost its majority in parliament after...
Brussels relieved at Greek result

Brussels relieved at Greek result

By MAÏA DE LA BAUME AND TARA PALMERI, politico.eu EU politicians hailed Sunday’s election victory for Alexis Tsipras as a sign that Greece is serious about implementing its latest bailout deal. Tsipras’s leftist Syriza party captured 36 percent of the...