ATHENS (Reuters) - When Alexis Tsipras dropped the bombshell of a popular plebiscite on the tough demands of creditors keeping Greece afloat, he cited the country's pedigree as the "birthplace of democracy".
Greeks, the left-wing prime minister said last weekend, "should send a resounding democratic message to the European and global community".
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