Alexis Tsipras
In January 2015 , Tsipras led Syriza to victory in a snap legislative election , winning 149 out of 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament and forming a coalition with the Independent Greeks . On 20 August 2015 , seven months into his term as prime minister he lost his majority after intraparty defections , announced his resignation , and called for a snap election to take place the following month . 
<triplet> snap legislative election <subj> Independent Greeks <obj> successful candidate