Tsipras on the tightrope
Syriza, which obtained 20.07% of the vote on May 21, could continue to fall, according to projections, which now give it between 16.8% and 20%.
The electoral appointment will decide whether on Monday Greece has an “uncontrolled government” or “a democratic balance”, with “a strong opposition” capable of playing its role, Tsipras said in turn after exercising his right to vote.
On this occasion, the winner of the elections will have a bonus of 50 deputies in the chamber (which counts for a total of 300), which could help Mitsotakis decisively.
By giving New Democracy an absolute majority in the July 2019 elections, to the detriment of Syriza, the Greeks wanted to turn the page on years of financial crisis and bailout plans, which destroyed 25% of national GDP and threatened the country. with taking it out of the euro zone.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, son of a former prime minister and uncle of the current mayor of Athens, did not stop boasting about his economic balance, marked by growth of 8.3% in 2021 and 5.9% in 2022, with declining unemployment.
But Tsipras, once the hope of the radical left in Europe, warned during the campaign against giving his rival a “blank check” that would allow him to push a “hidden agenda” of anti-social policies.
The leader of Syriza is risking his political future in the electoral appointment this Sunday, after acknowledging after May 21 that he thought of resigning.