Rappler's latest stories on Syriza
Mitsotakis becomes Greece's new PM on vow to end economic crisis
The 51-year-old Harvard graduate and former McKinsey consultant has pledged to create jobs and get rid of obstacles to business
Gloves come off as Greek elections loom
With the ballot scheduled for October but expected as early as March, hostility between the ruling leftist Syriza party and the frontrunning New Democracy conservatives has hit fever pitch
Greece approves law allowing legal sex change from 15
The governing leftist Syriza party secures the law's passage with support from the small liberal To Potami party, with 148 votes in favor out of 285 MPs present
Greece in debt relief 'breakthrough' with eurozone, IMF
UPDATED Analysts warn however that the details of the crucial deal are sketchy
Greek parliament approves new austerity measures to unlock bailout cash
UPDATED The 7 000 page bill that raises the sales tax cap and introduces a contingency mechanism to slash spending further in case of budget overruns is passed thanks to the Syriza led coalition government s slim majority
Greece's new Syriza-led govt survives no-confidence vote
The governing coalition of the premier s left wing Syriza party and the nationalist Independent Greeks ANEL used their 155 strong majority to pass the motion through the 300 seat parliament
Comeback kid Tsipras storms to victory in Greek election
Greece s charismatic leftwing leader Alexis Tsipras romps to victory in Greece s general election winning his second mandate as premier this year despite a controversial austerity deal struck with European leaders
Greek election too close to call with 48 hours to go
Will young radical ex PM Alexis Tsipras triumph again or will he be punished for tying Greece to painful economic reforms?
Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll lead
UPDATED President Prokopis Pavlopoulos signs a decree dissolving parliament and confirming the widely expected date of September 20 for the crisis hit country s fifth election in 6 years
Eurozone approves Greek bailout in return for far-reaching reforms
New loans of up to 86 billion euros 96 billion will be made available over the next 3 years to Greece says the European Commission
Greek bailout talks with auditors begin as market to reopen Monday
The government hopes to conclude the EU IMF fiscal audit before August 20 when it is scheduled to repay 3 4 billion euros to the European Central Bank including interest
Greek PM calls party congress on bailout in September
Tsipras is under pressure from a sizeable minority of Syriza members who say the agreement signed with international creditors goes against the government s anti austerity promises
Greek lawmakers back bailout as clashes erupt in Athens
UPDATED Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras manages to push through a series of unpopular reforms demanded by the country s international creditors despite scenes of anger over austerity in Athens
Germany, France demand 'serious' proposals from Greece after 'No' vote
It is now up to the government of Alexis Tsipras to make serious credible proposals so that this willingness to stay in the eurozone can translate into a lasting program
10 days in the Greek debt crisis
Greek voters defiant rejection of the terms of an international bailout in Sunday s referendum caps a dramatic week for the country in its standoff with EU IMF creditor who are demanding tough austerity measures in exchange for further rescue funds
Europe scrambles to respond to Greek 'No' on bailout
European leaders react with a mix of dismay and caution after Greek voters defy their warnings and vote No in a historic referendum
Eurozone in tailspin after Greece votes 'No' to bailout
UPDATED Greek voters overwhelmingly reject international creditors tough bailout terms but premier Alexis Tsipras insists the result does not mean a rupture with Europe despite fears it will end in a Grexit from the eurozone
Polling opens in crucial Greece bailout referendum
UPDATED Greek voters head to the polls to vote in a historic tightly fought referendum on whether to accept worsening austerity in exchange for more bailout funds in a gamble that could see it crash out of the euro
On the edge: Split Greece braces for bailout referendum
Greece hurtles toward a crunch bailout referendum which could determine its financial future and even its place in the eurozone
Greece on the brink after Europe refuses bailout
UPDATED Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he is confident that the Greek people will say an emphatic no to the ultimatum by the country s EU IMF creditors but a big yes to European solidarity
Greece debates referendum amid fears of run on banks
The Greek prime minister s Syriza party urges Greeks to vote against the bailout program arguing it would worsen austerity in a nation already buckling under economic hardship
Greece's Tsipras in crunch debt talks with creditors
The parties agree to resume the talks at 0700 GMT Thursday morning in hopes of finalizing a deal in time to present it at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers later in the day
Europe closes in on Greece debt deal
European Commission chief Jean Claude Juncker says he is convinced they could end the 5 month stand off with the leftist Greek government led by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
Greece deal urged as new proposals offered ahead of debt summit
UPDATED The heads of the 19 eurozone countries will hold an emergency summit on the crisis in Brussels under pressure to prevent Greece from defaulting on its debt
Greek premier defiant as bailout talks enter 'homestretch'
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras also accuses some creditors of taking advantage of Greece s cash asphyxiation and pledges he will not budge to irrational demands that involve crossing his government s red lines
Greece wants funds as talks progress
Athens has been squeezing funds from within the economy to make loan repayments but there are concerns that it will have trouble finding the 1 1 billion it needs to repay the IMF
Greek government reverses austerity policies, stocks hit
New Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras begins reversing many of the unpopular measures that underpin Greece s 240 billion euro 269 billion bailout program
Greece demands fair deal and will not 'submit' to EU
In a speech to the cabinet his first since taking office the radical new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insists Greece s new leaders were no longer willing to bow to the politics of submission
New Greek leader set to unveil anti-austerity government
Greece s Syriza led administration is now on a collision course with international creditors over plans to renegotiate its massive bailout deal
Europe warns Greece's Syriza to stick to austerity
Eurozone finance ministers meet in Brussels a day after Greece s Syriza stormed to victory on the back of promises to end disastrous austerity
Syriza shakes Europe as it forms Greek coalition government
Thousands of people pour into the streets of Athens after Syriza s bigger than expected win made it the first anti austerity party to take power in Europe
Anti-austerity Syriza wins historic Greek election victory
The possibility of Greece defaulting on its debt repayments under a Syriza government is likely to spark renewed fears the country could be forced to leave the eurozone
Greece votes in make-or-break election
Electing the left Syriza party would represent a leap into the unknown but many Greeks appear prepared to take a chance after years of hardship
Greek polls frontrunner says win will start leftist change in Europe
Germany s Der Spiegel news weekly reports Chancellor Angela Merkel is prepared to let Greece leave the eurozone if the new government jettisons austerity
