The launch event for the Greek Left Alliance, ELAS, in Athens on Tuesday night elicited surprise around the party’s name more than its policy agenda, as party leader Alexis Tsipras prepares tours to outline future governing plans.

Political attention in Greece is focused on the launch of a new party by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras this week.

Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras is set to present the name and founding declaration of his new party on Tuesday, calling for the unity of progressives and the Left, in a…