Syriza secretary quits; eurosceptic rebels try to form government
Athens
GREECE's embattled ruling Syriza party suffered another blow on Monday when its secretary quit, as eurosceptic rebels were given a mandate to try to form a government.
Syriza secretary Tasos Koronakis stepped down in protest at Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's decision last week to call early elections, backtracking on an earlier proposal to hold a party congress in September to address the rebel faction.
Greece is likely headed for snap elections as early as next month after Mr Tsipras resigned in the face of the internal Syriza re…
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