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Just as he did before coming to power in 2015, Mr. Tsipras revived on different terms an extremely deep polarisation in Greek society and in the political landscape.

Barring any surprises the government will have a majority in favour of the Prespa Accord on the foreign affairs committee and in the upcomimg 24 January ratification vote.

ND says the hooded hoodlums who wreaked havoc by attacking riot police and protesters in the crowd had the tacit consent of the government.

They deny they participated in the mayhem at the doorstep of Parliament and say they were arrested much later and at a great distance from the violence.

Already in crisis, the small centre-right party was demolished by internal disputes over ratification of the Greece-FYROM Prespa Agreement.

A left-wing government ordered that a crowd including families, women and children be teargased in order to break up a peaceful demonstration.

Instead of issuing statements to justify police violence, the government should apologise to the demonstrators who gathered in Syntagma Square for a peaceful protest.

In recent days there have been unprecedented backroom machinations aimed at securing the 151 votes needed to ratify the Prespa Accord.

No normal economy has been saddled with the straight-jacket of huge primary surpluses. No regular economy is subjected to the enhanced surveillance of European institutions and of the IMF.

'We shall continue to decisively demand from Athens the return of all those linked with the terrorist organisation FETO (as Ankara calls Gulen’s Hizmet movement) and to protect the rights of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace.'

Tsipras maintained that the clarifications of certain constitutional amendments passed by Skopje in accord with the agreement put to rest fears that the agreement recognises a “Macedonian ethnicity”.

When SYRIZA in the opposition, a prominent cadre declared that when the party comes to power there will be no reason to have riot police, as citizens would have no reason to protest.

The government is vote-mongering with piecemeal changes without planning simply in order to hire thousands of teachers.

The country’s civil service umbrella union, ADEDY, also backed and attended the protest, during which roads leading Syntagma Square were closed off.

'Our intention is to inform every single Greek citizen on all aspects of the agreement so that they can judge lucidly whether the agreement serves our national interests or not,' the statement read.

One would have expected, however, that a younger generation of politicians and those who preached a “new” kind of politics would have a different paradigm in wielding power.

Those who believed that the exit from bailout memorandums would put an end to political extremities and populist rhetoric have seen their hopes dashed.

the upcoming ratification of the Greece-FYROM Prespa Accord and the shift in stance of To Potami party is what is now causing unrest in the PM’s office.

When asked, “Do you believe that the withdrawal of the Independent Greeks from the government was a move pre-arranged by Tsipras and Kammenos or not?” 68.3 percent responded that it was pre-arranged.

Tsipras wants to forge a broad, democratic and progressive front that can accommodate most of the political spectrum – from conservatives and social democrats to the radical left.