Head of Greece's radical left to cancel bailout agreement if it wins poll
The head of Greece's Radical Left Coalition said on Friday he would cancel Greece's international bailout agreement if he wins an upcoming repeat election. Alexis Tsipras, presenting his Syriza party's economic program, said that the first act of a government of the left, as soon as the new parliament is sworn in, “will be a cancellation of the bailout and its implementation laws,” AP reports. He predicted that under the bailout terms, Greece would be unable to return to the markets. Tsipras’ party came second in the inconclusive May 6 polls. Greece holds its second election in six weeks on June 17.
The head of Greece's Radical Left Coalition said on Friday he would cancel Greece's international bailout agreement if he wins an upcoming repeat election. Alexis Tsipras, presenting his Syriza party's economic program, said that the first act of a government of the left, as soon as the new parliament is sworn in, “will be a cancellation of the bailout and its implementation laws,” AP reports. He predicted that under the bailout terms, Greece would be unable to return to the markets. Tsipras’ party came second in the inconclusive May 6 polls. Greece holds its second election in six weeks on June 17.