Michael Goodyear

The Prespes Agreement as Tsipras’ Achilles heel

Alexis Tsipras’ tenure as Prime Minister of Greece is under siege. Tsipras weathered austerity and the Greek debt crisis. He survived and even thrived following the clashes with the troika of financiers that nearly led to a Grexit. But now an act that has gotten Tsipras nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize is placing the future of his party, Syriza, at risk. The Prespes Agreement, which recognized North Macedonia, has led to an intense backlash from the Greek populace and now a political fallout that threatens the Syriza government.