The resignation of Alexis Tsipras from the leadership of SYRIZA-PS and also who will be his successor, comments in his publication Associated Presswith more likely as he mentions the Efi Ahtsioglou.

“Greece’s opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, announced his decision on Thursday to step down as leader of the left-wing SYRIZA party, days after a landslide election defeat. Tsipras, 48, served as Greece’s prime minister from 2015 to 2019 during politically turbulent years as the country struggled to stay in the euro zone and end a series of international bailouts. comments the Associated Press article.

At the same time, the publication points out that the “Leading SYRIZA since 2012, Tsipras has built a more cohesive party, taking it from a small political group to victory in the 2015 general election, pledging to push back against the harsh austerity measures that bailout lenders demanded of other members of eurozone and the International Monetary Fund. The effort proved unsuccessful and Greece received a third bailout later that year to avoid default and exit from the euro common currency. He relaxed his combative stance toward the European Commission and eventually forged close ties with European leaders, including former German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He was widely praised by Western allies for finalizing a deal with North Macedonia that brought Greece’s neighbor into NATO and advanced its bid to join the European Union.

The publication also refers to who will be the next leader of SYRIZA, with Efi Ahtsioglou being considered the most likely. “Tsipras is expected to remain leader for several weeks until his successor is elected by party members. No prominent party member has publicly called on Tsipras to step down after the election defeat, although Euclid Tsakalotos, a former SYRIZA finance minister, had urged him to think about the results and “take the necessary actions”. Efi Ahtsioglou, 38, a former social insurance minister, has received support from a section of the party to run for a leadership role, but has not publicly discussed her plans. Commentators blamed SYRIZA’s poor election result on the party’s largely negative campaign, the revival of the traditionally powerful PASOK and the emergence of splinter parties led by Tsipras’ former allies, including former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.