Government officials at the Maximos Mansion are maintaining a wait-and-see approach regarding the development of Alexis Tsipras’ resignation from his parliamentary position and the end of an era that this parameter signifies more broadly for the center-left political space. In an initial assessment, the prime ministerial staff focus on the fact that at first glance, the immediate result of this process is strengthening the image of political fragmentation from SYRIZA’s fringes to PASOK, as well as the opposition’s dead end regarding the endeavor to find a serious alternative governance proposal, both at policy and personnel levels.
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Tsipras’ emergence as Mitsotakis’ formidable opponent benefits government leadership
Furthermore, they point out that the former prime minister’s emergence as Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ formidable opponent benefits government leadership in multiple ways, as this concerns a political leader who has both connected himself with the most difficult days of the bailout era, and has been emphatically defeated by the current prime minister, repeatedly and on many fronts. Simultaneously, they believe that the timing of Tsipras’ move relates to his attempt not to completely lose momentum from the new upheaval caused in the political field against the backdrop of the Routsi case, the (unfortunate, but that’s another discussion) handling by the governing party on this issue, as well as the opposition parties’ attempt to make a statement through recent events and capitalize on the current of support regarding the demands of Tempe victims’ relatives.
Therefore, according to these circles, it was a moment to undertake more dynamic action to formulate his future plans away from SYRIZA’s decline, as much as possible, while not falling behind on current affairs issues. A characteristic example is the clearly greater ease with which Antonis Samaras moves following his expulsion from New Democracy.
