Alexis Tsipras profile: A charismatic gambler with his nation's future

Alexis Tsipras may well be a Pied Piper leading Greece out of the euro and bringing Europe’s single currency crashing down with it, but, if so, he is doing it with extraordinary poise and flair. In his many TV appearances over the past fortnight, Tsipras has displayed charisma and chutzpah as he has railed against the EU establishment that he claims is trying to debase his country, while reassuring voters that he has the answer to Greece’s abysmal predicament.