The risk of waiting

Expecting a ruling party to fall like a ripe fruit from a tree is a very risky strategy for any opposition. It is convenient to believe that you don't need to do much to climb to power and can just wait for the wrong turn, the fatal mistake that will bring the administration down; to think that, rather than having to mature yourself, you can wait for your rival to go rotten.

That's when the various scenarios begin to unfold. The most popular concerns a crisis with Turkey or public disagreements within the administration about how to deal with Greek-Turkish relations. Another scenario is based on the precipitous deterioration of pandemic numbers that will eventually lead the healthcare system and the economy to collapse under the pressure.

Thinking along such lines may certainly appeals to a political leader. In part, it serves as an alibi for not doing what he or she...