Tsipras – always good for a surprise – Hamburger Abendblatt

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 He steps back and so paves the way for new elections on 20 September, because it trying to drive intraparty opponents cornered

                 Athens. Alexis Tsipras is started at the beginning of an idealistic Rowdy, but has increasingly changed in the Office of the Greek government to power shrewd politician. After months of wrangling yesterday flowed awaited first billion of new aid program – and only hours later, accused the head of the leftist alliance Syriza in a new political struggle, this time in Germany. Tsipras announced on the evening in a televised address his resignation and made so the way for new elections on 20 September free. The goal:. The elimination of its intra-party opposition

President Prokopis Pavlopoulos took the resignation of the evening. According to the Constitution now taking over an interim government headed by one of the highest judges into office until the elections. Pavlopoulos has also granted to the head of the second largest faction in parliament, the conservative New Democracy (ND), an exploratory mandate to form a new government – which is considered to be very promising.

Tsipras aimed at the general election in his own words to a new, “strong” government mandate: Now that the new multibillion dollar aid package in the bag was that he wanted to strengthen the international donors over a restructuring of the debt mountain negotiate.

In a survey conducted in late July, more than 60 percent Tsipras had favorably assessed. His popularity could suffer but when austerity measures and tax increases will be felt. Several ministers have therefore spoken out for a quick election.

Tsipras had advised on Thursday afternoon with close associates. The way to new elections on a lost confidence in parliament was, according to a government representative rejected this.

So now the people should decide in elections, how much political significance of the fundamentalist right wing Syriza can actually take. The renegade comrades reject Tsipras’ with international creditors dating from austerity and have with no votes in parliament repeatedly spanner in the works thrown him – and three times since the beginning of July. The tactics to surprise the enemy constantly, Tsipras ruled since a young age. He went through a classic left career. He made the first political steps as leader of rebellious students. He became a member of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE). Then came the way of anti-globalization movement and the then insignificant Syriza

In the summer of 2001, its commitment Tsipras led in the midst of the violent demonstrations against the G8 summit in Genoa, Italy. – a British newspaper has a few weeks ago unearthed the pictures showing the young Greeks on the outskirts of clashes with dozens of Italian police. At the time there were serious clashes, hundreds injured, one protester was shot dead.

The road from the streets of Genoa in the Athens government seat is the masterpiece of the now 41-year-olds. The vertebrae and storms of the financial crisis brought Tsipras to where him nobody had expected. He finished in January the eternal translucent Government Reigen between conservatives and socialists

Under Tsipras’ leadership experienced the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) a spectacular rise – of 4.6 percent in 2009 to 26.9 percent 2012. On January 25, he won the elections clearly with 36.3 percent of the vote. All polls indicate that he will win the upcoming elections now. It is unclear, however, whether it can achieve an absolute majority. Currently, he ruled in a difficult to leading coalition with right-wing populists from the other end of the political spectrum

reason for Tsipras then success. Many Greeks were fed up with the promises of the old ruling parties. They performed with their nepotism the country to the abyss. Tsipras – no part of the old power elite – seemed to open up a new

The father of two children lives with his partner in Kypseli, an Athenian worker and employee quarters.. Rarely one sees the couple together. Peristera Baziana is politically active, but remains almost always in the background.

Since January Tsipras and his collaborators define Greek politics. A small group of about seven confidant attributed great influence. These include his political mentor, Alekos Flambouraris, and childhood friend Nikos Pappas. Both are government ministers.

Tsipras is many a mystery. “He has many faces. I can not classify him. A so-called Janus-face,” says a psychologist from Thessaloniki. Tsipras acts polite, has an ambiguous smile, but then suddenly comes a militant slogan, with a clenched fist he wants to fight against neoliberalism. But he also knows when to give in. So he took the most recent Euro summit a 180 degree rotation and accepted a tough austerity program in exchange for the rescue of his country with a new utility from to 86 billion euros.

The situation in Greece appears bleak. Every fourth person is without a job, shrink the government revenue, growth is not in sight. But Tsipras knows how to let the people on his side despite the social hardships.