Alexis Tsipras, the one-time leftist firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity agenda in Greece in 2015, stepped down from the helm of the Syriza party after 15 years on Thursday, following a heavy election defeat.

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras resigns as Syriza party leader after crushing poll defeat

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