SYRIZA

The change was vehemently opposed by both the Orthodox Church of Greece and the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which has dozens of dioceses in Greece under its jurisdiction.

SYRIZA ministers and cadres may have studied abroad and sent their children to private schools, but the establishment of non-state universities remains taboo.

The focus of the dispute was the proposed change of the procedure for electing the President of the Republic in Parliament.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is attempting to divert attention from the highly unpopular Prespa Agreement to other issues, such as the planned revision of the Greek Constitution and a shift to thecentre-left.

'You demonstrated that you are a cold executioner. Obviously for you executing us means nothing, but for us the execution of Macedonia means a lot,' Kammenos told the PM.

Those in power did not and do not believe in the autonomy of institutions, nor in the separation of powers and freedom of the press.

The arrangement allows the MPs – including four current or former Independent Greeks cadres – to formally remain in their current party while backing SYRIZA on all legislation.

If a prolongation of the government’s term is pursued with dubious means, it will ineluctably lead to a debasement of parliamentary procedures and of the Republic.

'You cannot have certain people viewing SYRIZA as progressive when in fact it serves the interests of the few and powerful, both in Greece and abroad,' Gennimata said.

In the Prespa Accord ratification, party leader Panos Kammenos chose to lose MPs (who defected to back the accord) and party cadres and to end his partnership with PM Alexis Tsipras,

With 145 MPs in the 300-seat legislature ruling SYRIZA will from now on depend on ad hoc majorities with six extra independent MPs.

Mr. Tsipras went through fire and water in his effort to pass the agreement. The weight proved to be very great and it will certainly haunt the government for some time, or perhaps forever.

The centre-left Movement for Change places third with 8.8 percent, followed by the Greek Communist Party (KKE) with 7.4 percent - essentially tied with far right Golden Dawn with 7.2 percent.

'We do not permit the neo-Nazis and murderers of Pavlos Fyssas [a Greek antifascist rapper] to defend the Constitution. I am ashamed that traitors of the nation are speaking about the Constitution and democracy,' ex-justice minister Stavros Kontonis said.

That return to the markets is viewed as a pre-electoral move designed to bolster the government’s image, but it is not an essential return with sustainable viable interest rates.

As it did in 2015, the government is fueling populism, opportunistic demagoguery, and the collapse of all ethical and ideological limits.

What is important is that a big demonstration was broken up by chemical warfare in a matter of minutes.

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.