Tsipras Parlays Politics of Defiance Into Greek Battle for Euro
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Taped to the door of Syriza’s newest local office, a former bank branch on a busy central Athens street where Greeks used to line up to get loans, is a photocopy of a clenched fist and the words “to be continued.”
The political party, which promises to renege on bailout agreements yet keep the euro, moved into the area after leader Alexis Tsipras and his simple, familiar message of hope and resistance steamrolled over the political establishment in an inconclusive election on May 6. The 37-year-old aims to complete the task on June 17 when Greeks vote again.