Tsipras Resigns as MP: The Dawn of a New Political Era
After 16 years in Parliament, the former Prime Minister steps down to pave the way for a new political venture and an independent course.
After 16 years in Parliament, the former Prime Minister steps down to pave the way for a new political venture and an independent course.
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At a conference held at the Piraeus Municipal Theater on Tuesday evening, former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emphasised the need to restore political balance to the left and address the pressing economic challenges facing Greece.
He noted that despite the fact Syriza remained the main opposition, it had suffered serious losses and "the electoral result is mainly negative for society and democracy."
Tsipras insisted that his party remains "the only political force with an alternative plan of governance to that of New Democracy."
"I chose to conclude my campaign at Patras, Western Greece, where the Right was and is a minority. My message is that on Sunday it will be a minority in all of Greece," Tsipras underlined.
SYRIZA rallies are larger and voters more committed than ever, compared as far back as 2015, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras said in a public address at Trikala on Saturday.
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras said he is requesting the Greek people's strongest possible mandate for a long-term, stable, four-year government, in his interview to ANT1 TV on Thursday evening.
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras held a critical review of New Democracy's (ND) term on Tuesday, denouncing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of for not attending Parliament's last session before elections to "defend his government's work."
[Greek citizens] should know that political change in this country can only be achieved by defeating the ruling New Democracy party" in the upcoming May 21 national elections, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras said during his interview on STAR TV's on Monday evening.
The time of change has arrived, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras said in Pyrgos, NW Peloponnese, on Friday evening.
Visiting the city of Corinth on Wednesday, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras invited people to "talk about the real problems of Greek society" ahead of the general elections
"I consider that the issue of the fence on Evros is a given not only for the people living there, but it is a given for the vast majority of our fellow citizens that a sovereign country must have ways to effectively protect its borders," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greece's national elections on May 21 "can signal a great change that the country really needs," said SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday.
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, leader of the main opposition, on Tuesday carried out a tour of Boeotia
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras visited the Hellenic Data Protection Authority on Monday and met with its president Konstantinos Menoudakos on the issue of wiretapping and the violation of personal data.
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras visited the site of the train crash in Tempi on Wednesday, stating that "these are moments of deep pain and grief, the images I saw were shocking".
Banks ought to finance the real economy and small and medium-sized enterprises, "but above all they must immediately contain or lower lending rates" to keep deposit rates fixed, noted SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras after his meeting with Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras on Thursday.
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance "will come first" in the upcoming national elections, and "will not need a second round," main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said in an interview on the main newscast of Alpha TV station on Tuesday night.
Culture in Greece is once again "under persecution", main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras asserted in parliament on Monday, during the debate on a draft bill concerning museums, after first referring to the death of former minister and SYRIZA deputy Nektarios Santorinios, who died earlier the same day at the age of 51.