Greece bailout talks – the main actors in a modern-day epic

The Syriza-led coalition's long fight to end years of austerity by striking a deal with the troika is nearing its end. Here are the main players of the eurozone crisis

Greece is almost entirely friendless as it enters the final phase of talks over a multibillion-pound rescue deal. The prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, was elected to end austerity, but he has no money and few allies.

Athens has tried for the last four months to reverse six years of post-crash austerity policies while extracting a better deal from the EU - and in the process has upset almost everybody who might have had the power and inclination to help.