The "great punishment" and the collapse of the dominant parties of the post-referendum era had preceded this. Alexis Tsipras was the vehicle. Shortly after, the new Prime Minister, in dramatic tones, confessed that the country was on the brink of "blowing up the state" and exiting the Eurozone.
How did we reach this point? What followed and why? It all started with the fateful choice of Varoufakis as negotiator. What were his disastrous mistakes? How did Tsipras slide into the frantic referendum? How, in the face of the abyss, did he take the saving step back? Why was the split of SYRIZA inevitable?
Why couldn't New Democracy compete with Tsipras, despite his mistakes, and how did the latter win the elections of September decisively? How wounded is Tsipras? Can New Democracy change with new leadership? How is the "Tsipras phenomenon" interpreted?
In the dramatic year of 2015, we had another act of Greek tragedy. There is always a vicious cycle of political and economic crisis. Can the country, with the current political personnel, break this cycle? What is the critical "triptych" that will determine its course? Does the crisis have a visible end?
