Earlier on Thursday a source in the Greek government told Sputnik the decision to hold an early election was taken after more than 35 legislators voted against the third international bailout package.
Tsipras is holding a meeting with leaders of political parties, Sputnik correspondent reports. He will meet the president after an address to the nation.
Panagiotis Lafazanis, a prominent member of Tsipras's Syriza party reportedly plans to establish a separate party, Left Platform, with the current parliament speaker Zoi Konstantopoulou.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will submit his resignation to the country's president later Thursday to clear the way for early elections on Sept. 20, a government official said....
ReplyDeleteTspiras, elected in January, is expected to make a televised state address on Thursday evening.
Tsipras effectively lost his parliamentary majority after a rebellion by hardliners in his Syriza party who oppose a bailout agreement struck with international lenders.
According to the constitution, if a government resigns within a year of the last election, the country's president must hand an exploratory mandate to the leaders of the opposition to try to form a government, starting with the largest party.
The mandate lasts for three days and if efforts prove fruitless it is handed over to the second-largest party and then to the third-largest.
If these efforts to form a new government fail, then the president calls a general election.
If Tsipras resigns, the mandate is handed to the conservative New Democracy party and, if that fails to form a government, to the far-right Golden Dawn.
However, this procedure may be side-stepped as the opposition leaders are likely to hand back the mandate to the president, clearing the way for snap polls that must take place within 30 days from the date they are announced.
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