Agora
Posts by Nick Malkoutzis
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/21/tsipras_1000_myrto_2111-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Tsipras and SYRIZA: More old than new
Alexis Tsipras staked his political future on the “new vs old” concept in the September 20 elections. His victory at the ballot box, though, does not mean that it can yet be deemed a winning strategy.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Greece (527)
Whither New Democracy?
Bickering, confusion, delayed decisions on voting procedure, a temporary truce and a camper van: This is more or less the sum total of what the New Democracy leadership race has produced so far.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Greece (527)
Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
The nexus of Greece’s most challenging problems, and perhaps the ones that will make or break the current government, were indirectly highlighted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (413), Society (150), Greece (527)
If it's stability you're looking for...
The September 20 election, the second this year, has probably generated more questions about Greece’s political future and how stable it will be than it has answered. Repetition, it seems, has failed to provide clarity.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Greece (527)
Neither necessary, nor good
Having let cracks appear in his leftist credentials in January by deciding to work with the Independent Greeks (ANEL), a party that has espoused populist, nationalist, racist and conspiracy-theorist views, Alexis Tsipras has taken a sledgehammer to the hopes of those who thought he might seek a more progressive alliance this time.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (413), Greece (527)