The fluid landscape within SYRIZA, a result of Tsipras’s catalytic intervention and Kasselakis’ decision to lead the party to the polls once more, is causing chain reactions and intense processes.
The next few hours are decisive as it is expected to decide who will be the person who will claim the presidency once morest Stefanos Kasselakis, but also when the elections will be held, which this time are expected to be quadruple and also involve the election of prefectural committees and Central Committee.
Speaking at the SYRIZA PS Congress, Dionysis Teboneras stated that “if it is necessary for this case to move forward, we have to step aside for the common good, we will gladly do it because this is how we grew up”, without announcing any candidacy from the stage.
Dionysis Teboneras had a meeting with Olga Gerovasilis and according to information she also had contact with the former president and prime minister, Alexis Tsipras and possibly what is being discussed in particular is to have an opponent once morest Stefanos Kasselakis, so that there is no fragmentation.
All sides are currently weighing their moves following the surprise of Alexis Tsipras and the shots once morest Kasselakis. Those interested build alliances for the presidency, ask and look for persons who will come forward and support them. Mr. Kasselakis lays out his own strategy and underlines that his strength is the members of the party.
Possible candidates for the leadership of SYRIZA
Dionysis Teboneras responded from the stage of the conference to the phrase Kasselakis “bring me an opponent” saying that there are no opponents, there are comrades. He declared himself an advocate of unity.
Sokratis Famellos, whose name has been heard, has not hinted from his positions that he is going to claim the leadership of the party. He will reportedly speak tomorrow night.
In the next few hours, the situation is clarified from the side of Mrs. Olga Gerovasilis. All indications are that she may be a candidate but announcements are awaited. The vice-president of the Parliament talks with the top executives and is in constant consultations.
Nikos Pappas, who emphasized the need for unity and calm, will not be a candidate.
Tomorrow will give insight and direction on where SYRIZA is going with regards to the issue of nominations.
The announcement of Gerovassili’s candidacy is a matter of time – Support from the Tsipras-era “presidents”
Everything shows that it is only a matter of time before Olga Gerovasili announces her candidacy for the presidency of SYRIZA. Mrs. Gerovasili will speak on Saturday (24/2) before the body of delegates, however there is a possibility that her candidacy might be announced before her speech, even tonight.
It seems that he will gather the support of a large part, the traditional leaders of Koumundourou, from what we called in the past, under the leadership of Tsipras, presidents.
Although other names are still being discussed for the leadership, which might be opposed to Stefanos Kasselakis, at this moment only the candidacy of Mrs. Gerovasilis is almost certain.
The second question, according to the report, is what the date of the ballot box will be. The party chairman showed a quadruple ballot in two weeks from now, for prefectural member organizations central committee and election of chairman. My information is that the officials who will be facing the Kasselakis candidacy, want the ballot box further back in time, in order to have time for preparation. The president’s side believes that the ballot box should be set up as soon as possible, as it is not possible, as they say, two months before the European elections, for example, for SYRIZA to deal with the internal party landscape and not have clarified things.
In any case, tomorrow with the installation of central officials and of course Sunday, when the votes will be taken by the congressmen, are crucial days for the future of SYRIZA.
Chain reactions from the intervention of Tsipras
The intervention of Tsipras and the response of Kasselakis have caused chain reactions, with SYRIZA executives making their own interpretations of the developments. “We are in danger of losing the meaning of the Congress” points out Sokratis Famellos, arguing that SYRIZA does not have a problem with a president, but with a political proposal. When asked if he will be a candidate once morest Stefanos Kasselakis, he replied that collective routes are important.
However, the executives of SYRIZA position themselves positively towards specific candidacies such as Olga Gerovassilis and Sokratis Famellos. He does not have a clear picture of what Dionysis Teboneras wants, comments Christos Giannoulis. Kostas Zachariadis claims that Alexis Tsipras rightly raised the issue of re-election of Kasselakis.
Nikos Androulakis spoke of a party in decline, while Alexis Haritsis described the degeneration and discredit of SYRIZA.
“Alexis Tsipras’ message has many and specific recipients”
“Mr. Kasselakis has achieved something that has never been done in our political history. A president who was elected four months ago, feels the need to go and be elected once more in order to be able to stand in his position” said Eutychis Vardoulakis, political strategy and communication consultant, on the “Newsroom” show, analyzing the reasons for the distrust towards his person president of SYRIZA. While speaking of New Left, he estimated that “they will probably have regretted it now that they left because if they were in (s.s. in the party) they would have had a better chance of overthrowing Mr. Kasselakis”.
Asked regarding the semiotics of Alexis Tsipras’s intervention that overshadowed the start of the 4th Congress of SYRIZA leading to intra-party developments, the political strategy consultant admitted that it was mainly the moment (i.e. two hours before the start of the Congress) that he chose to was placed which surprised everyone
“The timing was a bit of a surprise. Because actually doing it a few hours before the start of the conference is not something common,” said Mr. Vardoulakis, explaining, however, that this move was the result of pressure to stop the party’s downward and divisive path.
“Alexis Tsipras’s intervention is clear, ‘Get serious,'” said SYRIZA MEP Kostas Arvanitis, speaking on ERTNEWS’ “Connections” show. And he added, “It didn’t surprise me at all. It’s already late. There was a history of decline.” Regarding the turmoil in SYRIZA, he said that “there is a very serious issue and we are all responsible”.
“We have a conference where everything must be discussed while the topic of leadership has also been opened and we must make a great effort to bring SYRIZA back to real political function. The reality is that the course of the party in the last six months is declining and the president has a share of responsibility. I am not of the logic to push the responsibilities away from us. Those who are in the leadership of SYRIZA have our responsibility and all together to try to face the problems”, said Kostas Zachariadis speaking on the show “Connections”. “Alexis Tsipras has absolutely rightly raised the issue of re-election once more”, he pointed out and added that “we must tell the world the truth and first of all to ourselves”.
“The placement of Tsipras had defensive components” Dimitris Mavros, CEO of the polling company MRB, said to ERTNEWS and the show “Connections”, commenting on the stormy developments in SYRIZA – PS following the intervention of the former prime minister and the appeal of Kasselakis in a quadruple intra-party ballot .
According to the well-known analyst, Alexis Tsipras’ position had defensive elements in it, in an attempt to protect SYRIZA itself. “If you asked me to read the political scene, I would tell you that right now politics and politicians are making history.” In addition, as he said, “you don’t make the opponent an interlocutor, you make the local problems, society and citizens an interlocutor”. Criticizing a part of Mr. Kasselakis’ speech at the party’s 4th Congress and the reference he made to the ND and the prime minister, he characteristically said: “When you christen Mitsotakis “big”, then you become smaller.”
“I think that the way Alexis Tsipras chose to intervene and the moment he chose to do it show an objective impasse, which has been created in the political body of SYRIZA. So personally I was not at all surprised by his intervention. I believe it would make a position severe in every direction in the body of the conference. Alexis Tsipras chose to make this public statement, which I personally find completely agreeable. It was necessary and I think it can only initiate positive developments” said Themis Moumoulidis, Director, Member of the Central Committee of SYRIZA and former Member of Parliament, on the First Program of Hellenic Radio 91.6 and 105.8, who was invited to the show “With this and M’Agna” and Fotis Papoulia.
“At this moment SYRIZA needs a real and brave path towards the election of a President or a new President,” he added.
“Let’s build the basis for the development of our new programmatic plan” declared on the “Newsroom” program the MP of SYRIZA – PS, Yannis Sarakiotis, who was asked regarding “if what Mr. Kasselakis proposed was a clean and honest solution for the appeal to quadruple elections avoided answering. On the contrary, he openly stood in favor of Stefanos Kasselakis, saying that he is “worthy and capable”.
Eight months of conflict – The chronicle of the crisis in SYRIZA
September 24, 2023
Stefanos Kasselakis says: “Today the light won and hope collectively becomes the future”.
Stefanos Kasselakis dynamized the atmosphere of the Central Committee on November 11-12, 2023 by proposing the deletion by referendum of Tzoumakas, Fili, Skourletis and Vitsa. By the end of that weekend, the “Umbrella” of Euclid Tsakalotos left SYRIZA.
November 11, 2023
Stefanos Kasselakis says: “The culture of democracy is one thing and the culture of suicide is another.”
Efi Ahtsioglou and Alexis Haritsis joined forces with “Ombrela” and formed the New Left, with K.O. 11 MPs. Another split for the Left was a fact.
December 4, 2023
“We are making a new beginning for our dignity” emphasizes Efi Ahtsioglou as a Member of Parliament for New Left.
Heading towards the Congress and with Stefanos Kasselakis promoting identity changes in SYRIZA through a questionnaire, the intra-party unrest reached uncontrollable proportions. The Kasselakis-Tembonera dialogue at the Political Secretariat last Tuesday captures the atmosphere.
Kasselakis: Why are you questioning me?
Temponeras: Which President is questioning you?
Kasselakis: You.
Temponeras: Me president? No, I don’t doubt you.
Kasselakis: Alexis told me that you want to be president.
A few hours before the opening speech of the president of the party, and while the unity of SYRIZA is increasingly shaken, the intervention of Alexis Tsipras acts as an absolute catalyst.
“Phenomena of selfishness, narcissism, violation of the principles of collectivity and companionship, have paralyzed the party organization. As a result, the image that is being broadcast is that we are indifferent to society and to the outcome of the upcoming election,” says former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, among other things, in his post.
About 100 days remain until the June 9 European elections, a pivotal showdown for the party’s future. It remains to be seen which leader SYRIZA will go with. But even if he will remain united.
Source: ertnews
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