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Greek PM's party to hold emergency congress in September

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AFP Athens
Last Updated : Jul 31 2015 | 3:42 AM IST
Greece's hard-left Syriza party, deeply divided over the reforms needed to secure a new bailout has announced it would hold an emergency congress in September as requested by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
A majority of the party's central committee voted in favour of holding the congress at a meeting in Athens late yesterday. The September gathering is meant to determine the government's strategy and preserve party unity after the bailout talks prompted a rebellion among some Syriza lawmakers.

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First Published: Jul 31 2015 | 3:42 AM IST

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