Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras launched his election campaign with a TV interview on Wednesday (26 August), with president Prokopis Pavlopoulos expected to dissolve parliament on Friday and call a general election on 20 September.
Faced with deep divisions in his Syriza party, Tsipras defended his resignation and the bailout deal reached earlier this month.
"I feel comfortable giving people a reason to judge me for all those things I accomplished and those I didn’t,” he told...
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