What Next for Greece’s Tsipras as Syriza Rift Widens: Scenarios

Greece’s parliamentary vote on a third bailout last week underlined the split within Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s governing Syriza party, opening the door to new elections as early as next month.

Tsipras needed to rely on opposition party votes to pass the legislation after securing the backing of just 118 lawmakers from his governing coalition in the 300-seat chamber. After the ballot, a Greek government official indicated Tsipras could hold a vote of confidence in his administration as soon as the bailout is signed and the country has paid 3.2 billion euros due to the European Central Bank on Aug. 20.