Tsipras Rules Out Leading Coalition With Greek Opposition
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Outgoing Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras refused to lead a coalition government with the country’s main opposition parties, if he fails to secure a parliamentary majority in next month’s parliamentary election.
The 41-year-old leader said he wouldn’t become prime minister if it entailed joining forces with New Democracy, Pasok or the River -- the parties that backed his deal with euro-area member states for a new bailout this month, when about a quarter of his own lawmakers staged a mutiny.