Greek former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras waves during a meeting with members of his Syriza party in Athens, August 29, 2015. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras urged supporters on Saturday to give him a fresh mandate to complete the country's political transformation, as polls showed his leftist Syriza party's lead slipping ahead of elections next month.
Tsipras abruptly resigned last week, days after clinching an 86 billion-euro ($97 billion) bailout package from Greece's euro zone and International Monetary Fund lenders, aiming to crush a rebellion by far-left lawmakers and tighten his grip on power.
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