Pressure mounting for reshuffle after ministerial resignations

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to proceed with a mini-reshuffle in the coming days after losing two ministers from his government in as many days. 

Speculation about changes in the cabinet was fueled on Monday night after the resignation of Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou on grounds of "political sensitivity," after his wife, Alternate Minister for Social Solidarity Rania Antonopoulou, was forced to step down following revelations she received rent subsidies from the state. Deputy Education Minister Costas Zouraris resigned in January. 

Aides to Tsipras say a reshuffle would be a limited one, in order to avoid any dissent within the government, whose main focus is to keep Greece on track to exit the bailout program in August. 

Tsipras is expected to replace Papadimitriou with someone who is up to speed on Greece's negotiations with its...

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