Politics of Greece

Apart from the obvious, which is the complete triumph of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the devastating defeat of main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras, the outcome of the May 21 election marked an important turning point in the country's history by signaling the end, once and for all, of the turbulent time that began in 2012.

SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras told his party's central committee on Thursday that he takes responsibility for the result of the May 21 elections. 

SYRIZA is in intensive care and the prognosis for the leftist opposition is not good. Will it suffer a slow death or will it make a recovery and get a second chance? Is there a cure and, if so, will it work for this particular patient under these particular circumstances?

The system of simple proportional representation used in the May 21 elections was a wasteful, inconvenient and costly choice - a price we paid due to the opportunism of SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, which mirrored the opportunism of the late socialist leader Andreas Papandreou.

SYRIZA's central committee will convene on Thursday following the main opposition's bruising performance in the general election.

A party announcement said the meeting at a central Athens hotel would begin with a speech by party leader Alexis Tsipras at 5 p.m.

Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday turned down a mandate to form a coalition government, saying he was preparing for a second election in June after what he called a "painful" electoral defeat for his SYRIZA party.

Opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday turned down the exploratory mandate to form a coalition government, admitting that his party's resounding defeat in Sunday's polls came as a "painful shock."

Greece's ruling party New Democracy achieved a huge victory in Sunday's election, managing to gain a double-digit lead over its main rival, the left-wing SYRIZA, which saw its support melt away. 

SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras said on Monday that he was not "giving up the fight" after his party's big defeat in Sunday's elections.

With a voter turnout of over 60 percent, the center-right "New Democracy" took nearly 41 percent of the Greek vote. With more than 20 more than its main opponent - SYRIZA, which is losing a lot of its voters.
The leader of the left party, Alexis Tsipras, has conceded defeat: