Greece is to hold a snap general election, likely to be on September 20, just weeks after securing a new $86bn bailout deal with its international creditors.
Fresh elections, called by prime minister Alexis Tsipras on the very first day of the bailout programme, will plunge Greece back into short-term political uncertainty.
But they could allow Mr Tsipras, leader of the leftwing Syriza party, to capitalise on his enduring popularity in the hope of yielding a more stable government that is not held back by far-left critics of the rescue terms. It will be the sixth general election in eight years.
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