Foreign support for Tsipras and respect for the opposition

It is easy to see why Greece's partners are happy with Alexis Tsipras on a range of issues. From doses of realism and the close cooperation in the area of the economy over the past three years, to the signing of the Prespes accord, the Greek prime minister is projecting a very positive image.

His great communication skills and complete control of his party allow Tsipras to implement policies and measures that would be difficult if not impossible for anyone else in his position to pursue, and that is true on a number of sensitive and difficult issues - labor law, among others - without coming up against a wave of resistance.

The fact that he has left his anti-European past behind him and is gradually transforming himself into a center-left Europeanist has some of his party's voters unenthused, particularly those that make up SYRIZA's core - the people that voted for the...