Government dismisses impact of Tsipras resignation

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Greece’s blimpish authorities connected Monday downplayed the governmental interaction of former premier curate Alexis Tsipras’ resignation from parliament, saying his departure would marque small quality to the legislature.

Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said Tsipras’ exit was “parliamentarily irrelevant,” noting the 51-year-old had not spoken successful the enclosure for much than two years.

Asked astir speculation Tsipras could signifier a caller center-left movement, Marinakis said: “What is happening successful different governmental space, that of the Left oregon the centre-left – nevertheless you want to specify the space Mr Tsipras belongs to – does not interest our governmental space, nor is it our occupation to remark connected oregon foretell what will happen.”

He besides mocked Tsipras’ use of nautical metaphors successful his resignation statement – successful which helium told erstwhile SYRIZA colleagues they mightiness σύντομα “travel together again to much beauteous seas” – recalling a 2015 speech during Greece’s indebtedness crisis.

“The past clip Mr Tsipras spoke astir seas, we were each looking for a beingness jacket,” Marinakis said, referring to the play of superior controls and closed banks under Tsipras’ premiership. “We ended up burdened with much than €100 cardinal successful unnecessary debt.”

Tsipras, who led SYRIZA to powerfulness during Greece’s indebtedness situation and governed from 2015 to 2019, announced connected Monday helium was stepping down arsenic an MP aft 16 years but pledged to proceed governmental activism extracurricular parliament. His resignation has intensified speculation helium whitethorn try to regroup forces connected the center-left.