Newly elected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told the Greek people, “We are not walking on clouds, but I think we deserve to feel happy, to feel vindicated, with the people’s choice.”
It was a victory for the Syriza Party in Greece’s recent parliamentary elections. So is it a way forward for the country, or just more of the same?
In a coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks party, Tsipras must now oversee the implementation of the bailout measures agreed to with the EU.
For a wrap up of what’s next, CCTV’s Filio Kontrafouri reports from Athens.
For more on the way forward for Greece at this point, The Heat was joined by a panel of guests:
- Christos Panagopoulos is Greece’s Ambassador to the United States.
- Greek journalist Yannis Koutsomitis also weighed in.
- Political economist Philippe Legrain joined The Heat from London.