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April 20th, 2024

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Tsipras learns a valuable lesson. Don't mess with Merkel

Alexis Tsipras is flouting the cardinal rule of political survival in Europe: don't displease Angela Merkel. The German chancellor's disapproval helped end the political careers of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Greek leader George Papandreou. After burning through whatever goodwill he had with Merkel's lawmakers and the German public, the current Greek premier could…

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