“This is an expected decision after three crushing defeats suffered by SYRIZA and himself personally,” said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis regarding the resignation of Alexis Tsipras, attending the Summit in Brussels.

The Prime Minister’s statement

“I consider that it was an expected decision after three crushing defeats suffered by SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras personally in national elections. From there, allow me to make just one broader statement. I believe that with the resignation of Alexis Tsipras, a circle closes. SYRIZA was a party that in recent years, both in the government and in the opposition, was identified with toxicity, divisive speech, but also with deafening inefficiency when it was finally called upon to manage the fortunes of the country. Parties must unite citizens and first and foremost propose realistic, cost-effective and workable solutions to citizens’ problems. SYRIZA never followed this path. I hope she finds him. I sincerely wish him that.”