Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, has promised to defy his critics by taking the country out of its longest-running crisis in modern times. “The worst is clearly behind us,” he told the Guardian in an exclusive interview. “I think, now, I have a very different picture from the one I had initially.”Two summers on, Tsipras is in reflective mood. It was simply weak and ineffective.”Far from being a hate figure, Varoufakis held Schäuble in high esteem, Tsipras says. With the worst behind them and their honour intact, Tsipras insists Syriza can bring about a moral revolution that will profoundly change the way Greece is governed.

Source: The Guardian July 24, 2017 04:01 UTC