Dialogue with Turkey and the opposition’s support

Alexis Tsipras is almost certainly annoyed at not getting the support he needed from the opposition when he was prime minister and engaging in the difficult negotiations for the name deal with Skopje. He probably believes that New Democracy should have shown boldness and supported the Prespes agreement, albeit with asterisks.
For better or worse, this did not happen, though the leftist leader is partly to blame for not seeking to create a secret channel of communication with ND leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The conservative party's negative stance on the name deal created tension in Parliament, but also in society, marked by large public protests.

It is a given, therefore, that SYRIZA still feels that it did not get the support demanded by the national interest, despite the fact that the deal was quietly approved - albeit without much enthusiasm - by numerous officials...