Indeed, since the referendum, many have acted as if Tsipras were the last eurozone democrat, as if he had faced a “totalitarian” clique (as described by the far-right French politician Marine Le Pen) against which he valiantly “stood firm” (in the words of far-left politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon).
Velen doen sinds het referendum zelfs alsof Tsipras de laatste democraat in de eurozone is; alsof hij te maken had met een ‘totalitaire’ clique (zoals extreemrechts Frans politicus Jean-Marie Le Pen zei) waartegen hij dapper ‘voet bij stuk hield’ (woorden van de uiterst linkse politicus Jean-Luc Mélenchon).