Greek deal: Tsipras’ battle has only begun

The embattled PM must convince parliament to vote in favour of deal and could face open mutiny, writes Kostas Karkagiannis

GREEK prime minister Alexis Tsipras returned from a very hostile Brussels to an Athens that was turning the same way . The very lively social media that people made full use of before the referendum, urging a yes or no vote turned nasty over the weekend as the hashtag “coup” became widespread.

Just over a week after he was declared a hero in Syntagma Square outside the Greek Parliament, and after he achieved a referendum victory very few would have predicted, he will get a very different reception today.