BN 08/18 09:17 What Next for Greece’s Tsipras as Syriza Rift Widens: Scenarios
What Next for Greece’s Tsipras as Syriza Rift Widens: Scenarios
2015-08-18 09:23:50.756 GMT
By Marcus Bensasson
(Bloomberg) -- Greece’s parliamentary vote on a third
bailout last week underlined the split within Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras’s governing Syriza party, opening the door to new
elections as early as next month.
* After the ballot, a Greek government official indicated
Tsipras could hold a vote of confidence in his
administration as soon as the bailout is signed and the
country has paid EU3.2b due to the European Central Bank on
Aug. 20
* Defeat would trigger national elections as early as
September; while fresh elections may delay implementation of
the bailout, they could also deliver Tsipras a strengthened
mandate to enact a package that runs counter to the anti-
austerity platform Syriza was elected on in January
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Marcus Bensasson in Athens at +30-210-741-9077 or
mbensasson@bloomberg.net
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Jenny Paris at +44-20-3525-4044 or
jparis20@bloomberg.net
2015-08-18 09:23:50.756 GMT
By Marcus Bensasson
(Bloomberg) -- Greece’s parliamentary vote on a third
bailout last week underlined the split within Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras’s governing Syriza party, opening the door to new
elections as early as next month.
* After the ballot, a Greek government official indicated
Tsipras could hold a vote of confidence in his
administration as soon as the bailout is signed and the
country has paid EU3.2b due to the European Central Bank on
Aug. 20
* Defeat would trigger national elections as early as
September; while fresh elections may delay implementation of
the bailout, they could also deliver Tsipras a strengthened
mandate to enact a package that runs counter to the anti-
austerity platform Syriza was elected on in January
* For a Q&A on what you need to know about the road ahead
click here
For Related News and Information:
First Word scrolling panel: FIRST<GO>
First Word newswire: NH BFW<GO>
To contact the reporter on this story:
Marcus Bensasson in Athens at +30-210-741-9077 or
mbensasson@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Jenny Paris at +44-20-3525-4044 or
jparis20@bloomberg.net