Mr Tsipras, who was only elected in January resigned from the post of presidency. The another election date is yet to be set but it may be 20 September. Mr Tsipras will lead his leftist Syriza party into the polls. The election will effectively be a referendum on the 41-year-old Mr. Tsipras and his bailout agreement with the rest of the eurozone.

On 20 August 2015, Tsipras resigned from position of the Prime Minister of Greece due to rebellion of MPs from his own party SYRIZA, and called for a snap election.^[33] He made the announcement in a televised state address.

Me. Tsipras has been opposed by some members angry at the bailout’s austerity measures but elections offer Mr. Tsipras the chance to expel the rebels from Syriza and return to office as head of a more cohesive party. Greek and European policy officials hope that such an outcome could improve Mr. Tsipras’s ability to pass painful retrenchment measures and keep the bailout loans flowing.

About Mr. Alexis Tsipras

• He is a Greek politician, who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 26 January 2015 to 20 August 2015.
• He is leader of the left-wing Syriza party since 2009.
• He was first elected to the Greek Parliament in 2009.