Betty Batziana

There was enthusiasm at SYRIZA’s headquarters on Koumoundourou street from the first exit polls that put the party ahead of its main rival, the conservative New Democracy party. As the night progressed with votes tallied in the party’s favor, reserved joy gave way to smiles and cheers… and the flow of whiskey.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was born on July 28, 1974, officially becoming the country’s youngest ever PM at the age of 40! Despite his power, he still lives in a middle-class house at Harmony Street, Kypseli, with his partner, high school sweetheart, Betty Batziana, and their two sons – one of which is named Ernesto after Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevera.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that his marriage is hanging on negotiations with international creditors, says the Times.

World Marriage Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of February. The day commemorates husbands and wives as the foundation of the family and the basic unit of society and takes place a week before Valentine's Day this year.