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Greek Prime Minister Resigns

The economic crisis in Greek has forced the nation’s prime minister to resign.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced he will resign and call for new national elections in September.  The move is seen as an attempt to thwart more radical members of his own party from stopping the economic reforms that were required as part of the nation’s latest bailout package.

“I am resigning because I have now exhausted the mandate which the public gave me in January’s general election,” Tsipras said in a national address.  “You will judge us, the ones that promoted the drachma pathway and the ones that served the old system.”

While some government sources are saying the elections would take place on September 20th, Tsipras did not give a specific date in his national address.

Opinion polls show that Tsipras is the current favorite to regain his position as PM.

In the interim, the nation’s first female PM will take over on a temporary basis.  Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, the President of the Supreme Court of Greece, will be in charge of the government until a new PM is chosen.

The announcement had an immediate impact on the nation’s economy, as Greek bonds suffered an immediate drop.

Sitting PM David Cameron’s Party Wins British Elections

David Cameron, the British Prime Minister who hasn’t been shy about discussing his Christian faith, looks to be on track for another term as PM after Thursday’s British elections.

Cameron’s Conservative Party is on pace to win 331 seats in the next Parliament according to the BBC.  The victory is viewed as a massive surprise on par with Benjamin Netanyahu’s big win in Israel.  In both cases, the media predicted big losses for the conservative party with big gains for liberal parties.

The leaders of the liberal parties such as Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg said they would be stepping down to allow for new leadership for their parties.

Cameron has been criticized by anti-religion groups and liberal parties for his open Christianity.

“People who advocate some sort of secular neutrality fail to grasp the consequences of that neutrality, or the role that faith can play in helping people to have a moral code,” Cameron said to the Church Times.

“I believe we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organizations, and, frankly, more evangelical about a faith that compels us to get out there and make a difference to people’s lives.”

Cameron said he wants to bring the nation together.

“I want to bring our country together, our United Kingdom together, not least by implementing as fast as we can the devolution that we rightly promised and came together with other parties to agree both for Wales and for Scotland,” the British PM added.

“In short, I want my party, and I hope a government I would like to lead, to reclaim a mantle that we should never have lost – the mantle of One Nation, One United Kingdom. That is how I will govern if I am fortunate enough to form a government in the coming days.”

Iraqi PM: ISIS Plans Attacks On U.S. Subways

The Prime Minister of Iraq says he has credible information regarding an ISIS plot to attack the United States.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi surprised intelligence and transit security officials in the U.S. who said they had no knowledge of the PM’s claims.  New York City officials quickly took to the media to assure citizens the subway system was safe.

“They plan to have attacks in the metros of Paris and the U.S.,” Abedi told reporters after a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. “I asked for more credible information. I asked for names. I asked for details, for cities, you know, dates. And from the details I have received, yes, it looks credible.”

Iraqi intelligence officials would not specifically comment on the PM’s statements other than to say a full assessment of the plans discovered is ongoing.  U.S. officials said they had not confirmed any “specific threat.”

“We want to increase the number of willing countries who would support this,” PM Abedi said. “This is not military. This is intelligence. This is security. The terrorists have a massive international campaign. Don’t underestimate it.”