(Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will hand in his resignation later on Thursday and propose early elections be held on Sept. 20, government officials said.
Tsipras was elected only in January but has suffered a rebellion among hard left lawmakers in his Syriza party and had to rely on opposition support to win parliamentary approval for Greece's new 86 billion euro bailout deal.
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