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Syriza splits as Tsipras looks to bolster power with ballot
25 breakaway lawmakers form new bloc Popular Unity
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Athens
A GROUP of Greek lawmakers opposed to the country's bailout programme abandoned the governing party, Syriza, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moved to force an early election to shore up his position.
The lawmakers, whose names were read out on F…
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