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Tsipras pledges to lead Greece out of crisis by 2019

Tsipras pledges to lead Greece out of crisis by 2019

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's newly re-elected prime minister is pledging to fast-track negotiations with the country's bailout creditors, with a view to bringing the country out of its debilitating financial crisis by 2019. Alexis Tsipras told his first Cabinet meeting Friday that by the end of his four-year mandate he also hopes to have extracted Greece from strict supervision by creditors.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's newly re-elected prime minister is pledging to fast-track negotiations with the country's bailout creditors, with a view to bringing the country out of its debilitating financial crisis by 2019. Alexis Tsipras told his first Cabinet meeting Friday that by the end of his four-year mandate he also hopes to have extracted Greece from strict supervision by creditors.…