Greece: Tsipras sworn is as prime minister

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Alexis Tsipras was sworn is as the new Prime Minister of Greece. The radical left Syriza party obtained 36% of the vote and 149 of the parliament's 300 seats, two short of an absolute majority. This is the first time in Europe that an anti-austerity party has been elected to the top office of a country. teleSUR