Greek political leaders row over snap election

AFP, ATHENS: An unprecedented war of words has broken out between Greece’s outgoing government, the parliament chief and the president over early elections likely to be held on September 20.
The government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has accused parliamentary speaker Zoe Constantopoulou of “behaving like a dictator” after she branded the early election procedure “undemocratic and unconstitutional.”
Tspiras resigned on Thursday, going on the offensive to defend the tough terms he accepted in the 86-billion-euro ($96 billion) rescue package which had triggered a rebellion in his radical-left Syriza party.
The mutiny scuppered his parliamentary majority and last week 25 of the rebels broke away to form a rival group called Popular Unity.

Greek political leaders row over snap election

AFP, ATHENS: An unprecedented war of words has broken out between Greeces outgoing government, the parliament chief and the president over early elections likely to be held on September 20. The government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has accused parliamentary speaker Zoe Constantopoulou of behaving like a dictator after she branded the early election procedure undemocratic and unconstitutional. Tspiras resigned on Thursday, going on the offensive to defend the tough terms he accepted in the 86-billion-euro ($96 billion) rescue package which had triggered a rebellion in his radical-left Syriza party. The mutiny scuppered his parliamentary majority and last week 25 of the rebels broke away to form a rival group called Popular Unity.