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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has resigned, thrusting the troubled nation into a snap election.

Tsipras, who leads the left-wing Syriza party, is expected to submit his resignation to the Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos later today.

Early elections are expected to take place on September 20th.

Tspiras, who was elected in January, is expected to make a televised state address on tonight.

Tsipras effectively lost his parliamentary majority after a rebellion by hardliners in his Syriza party who oppose a bailout agreement struck with international lenders.

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Greece received the first €13bn (around £9.3bn) of the new bailout funding today.

The cash injection allowed them to pay off a debt to the European Central Bank, avoiding a default.