Yanis Varoufakis

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  'We Will Win' Says Tsipras as Greece Vote Goes Down to Wire

  Alexis Tsipras wound up his campaign to be re-elected Greek prime minister by declaring his victory would strike a blow for Europe's left, as final polls on Friday gave him a slim lead.

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  Greek Eurosceptics to Take Government Mandate Amid Early Election Row

  A breakaway eurosceptic faction of Greece's Syriza party was to attempt to form a government Monday as the country headed for a likely September 20 snap ballot.

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  Greek PM Alexis Tsipras Faces Biggest Party Revolt Yet as Bailout Approved

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced the widest rebellion yet from his leftist lawmakers as parliament approved a new bailout programme on Friday, forcing him to consider a confidence vote that could pave the way for early elections.

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  Greek Parliament Approves Bailout After All-Night Debate

  Greek lawmakers finally voted through the country's third international bailout today after a bitter all-night debate, hours before European finance ministers were due to meet to approve the deal with Germany digging in its heels.

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  Greece Faces Last Chance to Stay in Euro as Cash Runs Out

  Greece faces a last chance to stay in the euro zone today when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras puts proposals to an emergency euro zone summit after Greek voters resoundingly rejected the austerity terms of a defunct bailout.

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  As Yanis Varoufakis Revs Off Into The Sunset, It's His Substance I'll Remember

  Back in January, when I was half-awake while listening to the interminable euro discussion, a man for whom English is a second language started speaking poetry

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  Yanis Varoufakis: Scourge of Greece's Creditors

  Greece's maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who announced his surprise resignation on today, achieved near-celebrity status with an urban-cool image and visceral attacks on the country's international creditors.

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  No Basis Now for New Debt Talks With Greece: Germany

  Germany maintained a hard line today after Greece rejected creditors' austerity demands in a referendum, with Berlin saying there was currently "no basis" for talks on a new bailout package or debt relief.

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  Greece's Voters Decide Euro Future in Too-Close-to-Call Poll

  Greeks voted today in a tightly fought referendum on whether to accept worsening austerity in exchange for more bailout funds, or reject it in a gamble that could see it crash out of the euro.

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  8 Days in the Greek Debt Crisis

  Greece and the entire eurozone are in limbo as the country votes in a crucial referendum on bailout conditions today.

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  Alexis Tsipras: The Premier Playing Roulette With Greece's Future

  In the five months since he came to power vowing to deliver his country from years of biting austerity, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has kept Greece and Europe guessing.

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  Greeks Deeply Divided Heading Into Crucial Vote

  Greeks took to the streets in their tens of thousands on Friday in rival rallies that laid bare the deep divide heading into a referendum that may decide the country's future in Europe's single currency.

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  Greek Finance Minister Confident of Debt Deal After Vote: Report

  Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said there was a "100 per cent chance" Athens will reach an agreement with its international creditors after a bailout referendum due on Sunday, BBC News reported.

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  Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Confirms Country Will Not Pay IMF Today

  Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said his country would not make the deadline on Tuesday for a key payment to the International Monetary Fund.

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  Eurozone in Panic as Athens Teeters on Brink of Default

  Greece was teetering on the brink of a default that could see it crash out of the euro hours before a key debt deadline was due to expire today,as the country's prime minister warned Athens's coffers were empty.