A Greek economist and outspoken bailout critic has been named as finance minister in the country’s new left-wing government.
The 53-year-old Yanis Varoufakis was named as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ governing Syriza party announced a Cabinet that includes officials from its coalition ally, the anti-bailout and right-wing Independent Greeks.
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Varoufakis had revealed his appointment earlier Tuesday in a private blog post.
“Naturally, my blog posts will become more infrequent and shorter,” he wrote. “But I do hope they compensate with juicier views, comments and insights.”
