I will keep Greece in the eurozone and restore growth

By Alexis Tsipras

Eurokinisi
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras stated that "Lest there be any doubt, my movement – Syriza – is committed to keeping Greece in the eurozone," in an article that appeared in the Financial Times.

LONDON. (Financial Times). Lest there be any doubt, my movement – Syriza – is committed to keeping Greece in the eurozone. President Barack Obama was right when he said last Friday: “Let’s do everything we can to grow now, even as we lock in a long-term plan to stabilise our debt and our deficits, and start bringing them down in a steady, sensible way.” That applies to my country, too. The need for giving Greece a chance for real growth and a new future is now more widely accepted than ever. I strongly believe we will get a clear democratic mandate from the people of the Hellenic Republic on Sunday. With that mandate we will take immediate action to end Greece’s corrupt and inefficient political and regulatory systems that have ravaged our economy over the past decades. The people of Greece also expect us to take immediate responsibility for averting the country’s evolving humanitarian crisis.

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June 13, 2012

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1. Philip Vorgias wrote on June 13, 2012 11:14 AM	This guy hasn't got a clue. Unfortunately, neither do many Greek voters.

2. Nicholas Kostopoulos wrote on June 13, 2012 1:06 PM	While I agree with you Philip, who can run and up-rite this sinking ship? I don't think anyone there now knows how to do it, and I don't see how it be done, without sinking into a severe depression and collapse.

3. Philip Vorgias wrote on June 13, 2012 3:00 PM	Only way to right the ship is to hold the line on spending, reduce the deficits and prevent the government from hiring anymore deadbeat civil servants. In the long run that will grow the private sector, but it's going to be tight sailing for a few years. You can't turn around a nation overnight which spent decades using the public treasury to hire the relatives of millions of political supporters. It will take time.

4. Niko Seretis wrote on June 13, 2012 10:34 PM	Tsipras reminds me of Obama. Great speaker but he hasn't got a clue.
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