Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
| Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras | |
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 cabinet of Greece |
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Alexis Tsipras in 2015
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| Date formed | 21 September 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Alexis Tsipras |
| Deputy head of government | Yannis Dragasakis |
| Head of state | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Member parties |
Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), Independent Greeks (ANEL) (with participation from Ecologist Greens and independents) |
| Status in legislature | SYRIZA-led coalition government |
| Opposition parties |
New Democracy Golden Dawn To Potami Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Union of Centrists |
| Opposition leader | Vangelis Meimarakis |
| History | |
| Election(s) | Greek legislative election, September 2015 |
| Predecessor | Thanou-Christophilou Caretaker Cabinet |
The Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on 23 September 2015, following the Greek legislative election in September 2015. Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on 21 September, having agreed to re-form the coalition with Panos Kammenos and the Independent Greeks.
The First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras was formed following the legislative election in January 2015, and was a coalition of Syriza and the Independent Greeks. Most notably, the government had to deal with the Greek government-debt crisis, but was also responsible for the early July bailout referendum. Throughout the duration of their term, their main responsibility was re-negotiating the terms of the third bailout package.
During the vote on the third bailout package in the Hellenic Parliament, a number of Syriza MPs voted against the package resulting in the government officially losing its majority. For this reason, Tsipras and the government resigned on 20 August and called for a snap election to take place on 20 September. Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the President of Greece had to allow for all the opposition parties to attempt to form a government of their own, but none of them had sufficient numbers of MPs. Subsequently, a caretaker cabinet led by Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was formed on 27 August to lead the country into the election.
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