Greek leader faces revolt by party hardliners as debt showdown looms | World news | The Guardian
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As prime minister Alexis Tsipras scrambles to secure a financial lifeline to keep the debt-stricken country afloat, hardliners in his radical left Syriza party have also ratcheted up the pressure. In a make-or-break week of debt repayments, the politician once seen as the harbinger of Europe’s anti-#establishment movement has found himself where no other leader would want to be: caught between exasperated creditors abroad and enraged diehards at home.