“I give up the mandate of MP Siriza, but I do not give up political activities,” said Tsipras in a statement. – “I cannot and do not want to formally participate in the work of parliament, which deprived of his democratic being is not able to fulfill his constitutional role and meet the expectations of citizens.”
This statement is widely considered to be the first step of Tsipras towards creating a new party, which is to aspire to lead the Greek centrolevica and the left.
Tsipras was 34 years old when 17 years ago he became the leader of Siriza and supervised her electoral jump with 4.6 percent. In 2009, up to 36.3 percent In 2015 he was the Prime Minister of Greece in 2015-2019, during the most turbulent years of the financial crisis in this country.
In the summer of 2023, Tsipras resigned from leadership in the party after a devastating defeat in the national elections with the New Democracy Government Government. Since then, Siriz has been struggling with the existential crisis, which led to many split and loss of the status of the main opposition party in the country.
Subsequent polls reveal deep distrust of Greek political parties, as well as disagreement with government policy. However, no real competitor has appeared for the Greek prime minister yet Kyriakosa mitsotakisa. The new democracy still occupies a high place in the polls, although it would not be able to create a majority government if new elections took place this week.
Survey results indicate that potential support for Tsipras can be up to 20 percent. electorate before the next election in 2027.
