After seven months of endless negotiations were are once again agonizing for an agreement at the eleventh hour, undecided whether the contingency measures will be adopted in the form of a list or whether they will come into effect via an automated stabilization mechanism, which will be activated whenever any fiscal deviations are noted.
Mr. Tsipras lost seven whole months, wasted the support he secured in the September 2015 elections and wore himself out.
Now he is struggling while facing dispute, both within and beyond his party, over an obviously unbalanced deal that includes 9 billion euros worth of measures, of which 3.6 are precautionary – the price of the generalized unreliability on the foreign front.
This, unfortunately, is the result of the new Left ruling party’s inability to adapt to the demands of governing and managing the country’s major problems.
The constant wavering, lack of policy and “culture of the streets” that defines SYRIZA’s officers limit their abilities in understanding the circumstances and accounting Greek abilities in the current world.
The government officers do not understand or recognize the rules, only they kid themselves that the world is watching and that they are capable of changing them with their cunning tricks.
Unfortunately after so many bitter experiences they did not learn their lesson and continue to act with the same degree of thoughtlessness, as when they first rose to power.
Now, faced with the prospect of yet another impasse, they are attempting the absolute turn, accepting everything.
Mr. Tsipras is well aware that he cannot risk the country’s future and position for a second time in a year.
He realizes that Europe will soon focus on the British referendum and will not have the time or mood to deal with us.,
Of course, under pressure in Greece, he cannot do anything else other accept a painful deal with the partners and creditors.
The way country the exposed does not allow many options.
As we have time and again, Mr. Tsipras will deterministically walk the same path of his predecessors. And of course he will pay the price of imprudence and irresponsibility of the party that accompanies him.
Antonis Karakousis
Originally published in the Sunday print edition
