Alexis Tsipras is down but far from out

``Tsipras's party is now almost certain to split, with the leader of its dissident Left Platform, the former energy minister Panagiotis Lafazanis, already announcing his intention to form a new anti-bailout movement and accusing the government of "annulling democracy" and caving in to the "dictatorship of the eurozone"... But it is unclear how much popular backing the rebels would get. Analysts argue that while it would create political uncertainty, Tsipras has every interest in calling a snap election, before the punishing terms of the new bailout make themselves felt. The youthful prime minister still enjoys great personal popularity in Greece for having at least tried to stand up to German and eurozone austerity demands.''