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Tsipras to Reappoint Former Ministers to Key Posts in Greek Cabinet

© AP Photo / Thanassis StavrakisLeftwing leader Alexis Tsipras signs official documents after being sworn in as prime minister at a ceremony attended by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
Leftwing leader Alexis Tsipras signs official documents after being sworn in as prime minister at a ceremony attended by President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015 - Sputnik International
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All key posts in the new coalition government of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be filled by previous appointees, a source close to the government said Tuesday.

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ATHENS (Sputnik) The Greek cabinet will be sworn in on Wednesday, a day after the oath-taking ceremony was reportedly due to be held. Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister following the publication of parliamentary vote results on Monday.

"Nikolaos Kotzias will once again become minister of foreign affairs, while Panos Kammenos will become minister of defense," the source told RIA Novosti.

Euclid Tsakalotos is projected to be reappointed as minister of finance after he helped to conclude bailout talks with Greece’s creditors.

A reshuffle is anticipated in some "secondary" ministerial offices, the source added.

Tsipras’ Syriza party defeated its key rival, New Democracy, in Sunday’s parliamentary elections after seeking a renewed mandate for, in part, its austerity policies as part of a deal with international money lenders. It immediately confirmed the formation of a coalition with former political partner, the Independent Greeks party.

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