Now, the government is again jockeying on the sidelines to gather 151 willing MPs to ratify the Greece-FYROM Prespa Agreement.
In order to allay any fears by opposition parties and MPs that the government intends to ram the agreement through Parliament with a fast-track procedure, the government is preparing a brief information campaign and a televised debate.
After the vote, Tsipras said on national television that he intends to complete his term, which would mean holding the general election in October, 2019.
Nearly 70 percent (69.6%) of those polled said they oppose the Prespa Agreement, but 26.5 percent, believe that the Greece-FYROM naming accord is in Greece's interest.
SYRIZA’s policies are no different from those of centre-left European parties, which in turn are quite similar to centre-right parties.
Already the reports and analyses of international economic players underline the dangers of the pre-electoral climate and stress the consequences that will result if this climate is protracted.
The PM sought to be recognised as the sole opponent of New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, by exploiting an issue of national import that has divided Greek society for nearly three decades.
Mitsotakis and centre-left Movement for Change leader Fofi Gennimata, in turn, blasted the government regarding the over-taxation
The longer this situation that degrades parliamentary institutions and democracy persists, the greater the impediments to the country’s efforts to finally exit the tunnel of uncertainty.
According to Mitsotakis, the agreement was that Tsipras would keep his parliamentary majority and Kammenos would not have to approve the Prespa Agreement
Noting the breakdown of the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition and the upcoming confidence vote, the report refers to the subsequent 1.3 percent drop on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Kammenos has been replaced by Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, until now Greece’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
With time impasses became apparent as did the fundamental differences between the two unsuited ruling coalition partners.
Like other European leaders, the German Chancellor fervently desires a resolution of the longstanding issue with Skopje.
'The Greeks had a difficult time over the last years and I am especially pleased that Greece transcended the problems,' said Merkel
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras revealed he will seek a parliamentary vote of confidence if Defence Minister Panos Kammenos withdraws his trust.
Having served the purposes of the prime minister, the leader of the Independent Greeks, Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, is being discarded and pushed aside.
A country cannot be governed with MPs switching parties or abandoning their own and with promises to wandering MPs.
The 10-11 January visit comes in the run-up to the crucial ratification vote in the Greek Parliament, right after FYROM amends its Constitution
Polakis targeted the Corruption Investigating Magistrate, Matina Bozinou, whom he lambasted for not summoning as a witness and possibly remanding in custody the former VP of Novartis Hellas, Konstantinos Frouzis.