Greek leader Tsipras calls elections after party rebellion

1	Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras leaves his office in Athens, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015.
2	Tsipras has been contemplating his options after a parliament vote to approve the bailout conditions led to dozens of his own party lawmakers voting against him.
3	Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras leaves his office in Athens, on...
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6	ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says he is stepping down and calling early elections after suffering a rebellion within his left-wing Syriza party over the country' new bailout program.
7	In a televised address to the nation Thursday night, Tsipras defended his government's negotiating tactics and said Greece got the best deal possible for its three-year, 86 billion euro bailout from other eurozone countries.
8	He said that now that the country has secured its funding, he felt a "deep moral" obligation to lay his actions before the judgment of the Greek people.
9	Tsipras was due to formally submit his resignation to the country's president.
10	Elections will be held within a month, with government officials saying Sept.