Tsipras calls for progressive unity, warns of far-right rise amid political fragmentation

Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras has expressed regret over the persistent division within Greece's center-left, while also voicing optimism that a social majority, disillusioned by conservative policies, is seeking political representation.

Speaking on Tuesday evening at a gathering on the Greek economy organized by the political institute bearing his name, founded after his resignation as leader of SYRIZA, Tsipras refrained from directly addressing recent developments in SYRIZA, PASOK, and the New Left, as expected. However, he reiterated the need for "progressive forces and progressive citizens to embrace more 'togetherness'." He had made a similar call in June during the first event of the Alexis Tsipras Institute, marking the anniversary of the 2018 Prespa Agreement.

"We must learn addition and multiplication and leave behind division and subtraction," Tsipras...