Alexis Tsipras
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Biography
Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who is the founder and leader of the political party ELAS and who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019 as a member of Syriza. A prominent leftist figure, Tsipras served as the leader of the Greek political party Syriza from 2008 to 2023.
"We don't claim that there is plenty of money. Greek people are not asking for money. They are asking for work and the ability to make a living."
"I want to be honest with you. We did not achieve the agreement we expected before the January elections... I feel the deep ethical and political responsibility to put to your judgment all I have done, successes and failures."
"What's needed is patience and composure. The bank deposits of the Greek people are fully secure. The same applies to the payment of wage and pension — they are also guaranteed."
"Sophocles taught us that the greatest of all human laws is justice… and I think that is something we have to remember."