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Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens on January 25, 2015. Greece is "leaving behind disastrous austerity" and the so-called troika of creditors "is finished", Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras said after his party won the general election. "The verdict of our people means the troika is finished," the 40-year-old Tsipras said, referring to the country's international lenders the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras greets supporters following victory in the election in Athens on January 25, 2015. Greece is “leaving behind disastrous austerity” and the so-called troika of creditors “is finished”, Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras said after his party won the general election. “The verdict of our people means the troika is finished,” the 40-year-old Tsipras said, referring to the country’s international lenders the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS (Photo credit should read ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Naz Akyol '17 is an International Relations concentrator on the Political Economy and Society track. She is Associate Content Director and an Associate Editor for the Brown Political Review. She is interested in the global economy, foreign policy and political philosophy.

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