Alexis Tsipras sworn in as prime minister of Greece Monday Sep 21,2015

Leftwing leader Alexis Tsipras, left, takes a secular oath during a swearing in ceremony as prime minister, attended by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the presidential palace in Athens Monday, Sept. 21, 2015

 

Alexis Tsipras took a civil oath “to uphold the constitution and laws” of the country, and is expected to name a coalition government by Wednesday Sep 23,2015 to begin applying the terms of the tough EU bailout he signed onto in July 2015

Alexis Tspiras will again partner up in government with the nationalist Independent Greeks party, his coalition allies in the previous government, but the two parties this time round will have a reduced parliamentary majority of 155 MPs in the 300-seat chamber

Alexis Tsipras welcomes the leader of right-wing Independent Greeks party Panos Kammenos