Alexis Tsipras wasted no time following his election as Greece's prime minister. His Syriza party quickly formed a coalition with the right-wing anti-bailout Independent Greeks, who with their 13 elected lawmakers gave the governing majority a total of 162 members of parliament. In a victory speech, Tsipras told supporters that the Troika (the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund) will be a thing of the past.
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