In yet another example of how socialism is one big fat failure, Alexis Tsipras Greece Prime Minister is ready to step down after his socialist policies have driven Greece to the brink of collapse. Alexis Tsipras is expected to step down one month from today, September 20th. If Alexis Tsipras is looking to continue his political career, he should move to Vermont, New York, Illinois or California and run for office there. They love failed socialists.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of the socialist Syriza party will reportedly step down and call for snap elections on September 20, rocking his already crisis-riddled nation with fresh wave of political turmoil. A formal announcement of his resignation is expected Thursday afternoon, along with a televised address to the Greek people.
“Once he submits his resignation the prime minister would be replaced by the president of Greece’s supreme court, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou – a vocal bailout opponent – who would oversee the elections as the head of a transitional government,” writes the UK Guardian.
“Under Greece’s complex constitutional laws, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos cannot immediately call an election if Tsipras resigns, but must first consult the other major parties to see if they could form a government – a near impossibility given the current parliamentary arithmetic,” the article goes on to explain.
Tsipras, facing a revolt in his own party, was forced to rely on opposition party votes to win approval of the Eurozone’s bailout program last week. Rumor had it he was either facing parliamentary censure, or would try to head that off by calling for a confidence vote, which he would probably have lost.