The silence of Alexis Tsipras

How is Alexis Tsipras, the former prime minister and SYRIZA leader, truly faring? What is he currently engaged in? What does he think about the developments within SYRIZA? Does he concur with the unfolding events and their direction? Is everything unfolding as he planned it?

Is he allowing others, like Pavlos Polakis, his former alternate health minister, to take the lead and do the dirty work, as it were, while he remains in the background to avoid tarnishing his own image?

Those familiar with SYRIZA assert that the party's transformation is largely Tsipras' doing. So far, he has opted to maintain a low profile.

Nonetheless, this isn't the first time SYRIZA has undergone a significant change. While the current shift may be the most dramatic, back in 2015, SYRIZA experienced a profound seismic shift. After June 2015 and the night of the bailout referendum, it...