The elections reset the counter and cleared up the landscape. Now, everyone can see Mr. Tsipras and his government clearly, without the intervention of intermediaries.
The Prime Minister is now directly faced with the country’s serious financial problem. His future will be decided by how able and quick he will be to address the problem.
Following the elections he is dominating politics, has an agreement approved by the people on the table, via which he is called to stabilize the economy and create the conditions for recovery and growth.
Anybody closely watching the development of financial and political affairs in our country for the past five years will now that the political leaderships are responsible for the extended duration of the crisis. The infamous political cost had a decisive effect by postponing agreed measures and approved decisions.
Mr. Tsipras assumed the full political cost during the election campaign period. The Greek people voted knowing everything. Nobody can feign ignorance or claim to have been misled.
In other words the Prime Minister has a unique advantage. He is in the position to quickly implement what is provided I the agreement and complete the prior actions and other measures within the next two months.
In this case he would quickly regain the lost credibility and restore trust to the Greek economy.
At present all the major investment firms are watching Greece with major interest.
After all, these days there are not that many countries that can create the expectation of progress and profits for the infinite international funds that are stagnating and seeking out opportunities.
Should the Greek government manage to confirm the financial stability, rule out the possibility of a Grexit and bring an end to the scenarios of a bank deposit haircut, then there is a serious chance of an impressive reversal of the climate and financial circumstances.
Without a doubt, the assumption of the entire cost of adjusting the economy in a short time would allow Mr. Tsipras to completely change everything.
Europe would recognize the progress, the political risk would come to an end and the international investors would overcome their many reservations about out country.
Then he could quickly develop his own supplementary policies to cover the exhausted social groups and to differentiate himself from his opponents.
Mr. Tsipras therefore has the opportunity.
He must be aware that new governments have an obligation of taking the greatest possible advantage of the tolerance they receive in their first months in power.
Additionally he has four years of clear political time ahead of him.
There are no national, local government or European elections until 2019.
This four-year period coincidently allows him to absorb the cost of his first period in power.
Undoubtedly Mr. Tsipras has the advantage and opportunity. The question is whether he himself and his party can make such a leap.
Antonis Karakousis
