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Tsipras presses for early Greek deal with international creditors but flags referendum

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on April 28 that he was confident of an early deal with international creditors, after shaking up his negotiating team and sidelining his outspoken finance minister who has infuriated eurozone partners.
But Tsipras also said he would have to resort to a referendum if lenders insisted on demands deemed unacceptable by his leftist government, elected to scrap austerity.

Athens is weeks away from running out of cash, and talks with EU and IMF lenders on more aid have been deadlocked over their demands for Greece to implement reform measures, including pension cuts and labor market liberalization.

Tsipras presses for early Greek deal with international creditors but flags referendum