ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is taking a big gamble in trying to settle a decades-old name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia which could backfire in a pre-election year among voters already jaded by his economic austerity policies.
With about 15 months until the next election is due, the 43-year-old leftist leader has already timed Greece's exit from its third international bailout for this summer in the hope that this will start to bolster his currently poor poll ratings.
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