Tsipras Declares New Party 'Ready to Govern,' Rules Out Alliance With Syriza

Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has ruled out any pre-election alliance with his former party, Syriza, declaring in his first televised interview since launching his new movement that the Hellenic Left Coalition, known as ELAS, was built to govern independently and end Greece's long run of conservative dominance. Speaking on Alpha TV, Mr. Tsipras said Syriza's political cycle had conclusively closed and dismissed any suggestion of merging with opposition factions he characterised as spen...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA