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Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras quits as Syriza party head

Alexis Tsipras makes a televised statement on June 25 after Greece's election [Angelos Tzortzinis/Pool via Reuters]

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he will be stepping down as leader of the leftist main opposition Syriza party following a staggering defeat in a parliamentary election.

“The time has come to start a new cycle,” Tsipras said in a televised address on Thursday, days after conservative Kyriakos Mitsotakis was given another four years as prime minister.

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