New Alexis Tsipras-led Greek government takes power
by Helena Smith in Athens from Economics | The Guardian on (#NBYG)
'Our goal is recovery and reconstruction,' says Yannis Dragasakis, deputy premier, as conservatives say they don't see anti-austerity coalition lasting
A new government charged with taking Greece out of its worst crisis in modern times assumed office on Wednesday, three days after the leftwing Syriza party returned to power.
The 27-member cabinet, faced with a forbidding agenda set by creditors keeping the debt-stricken country afloat, was sworn in as the prime minister, Alexis Tsipras looked on.
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