Games with the FYROM name issue?

It has often been said that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is deliberately trying to make life difficult for the next government. Knowing that New Democracy opposition is a heavy favorite to win next year's elections, the leftist leader is doing all he can to ensure that a conservative stint in government will be short-lived courtesy of a leftist legacy of insurmountable problems and tough decisions.

This week's cabinet reshuffle installed several 40-something Tsipras devotees as ministers and deputy ministers in an apparent bid to bolster their public image ahead of the elections. Tsipras is forming a very "personal" party, as it were, which he hopes will play a key role in domestic politics and serve his ambition for a political comeback following a short ND interval. The shakeup was also designed to strengthen the presence of nationalist coalition partners Independent...

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