Greek finance minister and game theory expert Yanis Varoufakis was once Greek leader Alexis Tsipras’ main card in the negotiating game with lenders.
Sidelining him - as Tsipras now appears to have done - seems to be the Greek PM’s last chance to secure a deal and get a €7.2 billion loan before mid-May.
Tsipras at a government meeting on Sunday evening (26 April) expressed renewed support for his controversial minister, but, at the same time, took three decisions that deprive him ...
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