FXStreet (Córdoba) – Speaking on National TV, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras confirmed what had been circulation earlier, he is stepping down after nearly 8 months in the government.
“I am resigning because I have now exhausted the mandate which the public gave me in January’s general election”, said Tsipras. Now you must “decide with your vote whether we made the right choice”.
Tsipras would be replaced by the president of Greece’s supreme court, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou who would oversee the elections as the head of a transitional government. Greeks gear for fifth vote in just over a year.
However, he didn’t confirmed September 20th as the date set for the elections.
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