A front page of “Avgi” newspaper was enough to show the true picture prevailing in the broader center-left. The headline “SYRIZA-Tsipras: parallel lives” captures a reality that no one wants to admit at Koumoundourou. This is why the newspaper’s director Spyros Sourmelidis was forced to resign. Moreover, Alexis Tsipras’ choice to sideline his old comrades at the “Pallas” balcony speaks volumes. On Wednesday, at his party’s Parliamentary Group meeting, Sokratis Famellos will be forced to readjust his strategy. On one hand, he must insist on cooperation with Alexis Tsipras, while on the other, he must avoid giving an image of SYRIZA’s official dissolution to be absorbed by the former Prime Minister’s political vehicle.
New Left is also in the same adaptation phase after Alexis Charitsis was sidelined at the “Pallas” balcony. Gabriel Sakellaridis, who did not attend the “Ithaca” presentation, feels vindicated and calls on his comrades who seemed willing to cooperate with Alexis Tsipras to reconsider. Now even staunch supporters of cooperation with the former Prime Minister’s political vehicle are having second thoughts about how it will materialize.
PASOK’s reaction and developments within SYRIZA
Meanwhile, PASOK, where no one attended Alexis Tsipras’ speech and Nikos Androulakis insists on an autonomous path strategy, watches the left-wing upheavals with interest. It’s clear they won’t leave unexploited any shipwreck in the processes between Alexis Tsipras and his old comrades.
Instead, they will extend invitations to those who won’t align with Tsipras’ political venture. At Charilaou Trikoupi street, they note they will discuss with all progressive forces based on their program, not on face control terms. They hope that a significant portion of SYRIZA and New Left forces will meet them in the direction of PASOK’s expansion. The ultimate goal is to send the message that under new conditions, PASOK remains the core of the progressive camp.
Opinion polls and political movements
The next batch of opinion polls will largely determine possible movements. High polling for Tsipras’ party will bring many people to the door of his offices on Amalias street. Otherwise, PASOK will breathe easier and begin new initiatives to prevent space for Tsipras’ plans. After the holidays, in the first quarter of 2026, the landscape will be clear.
PASOK will move toward its congress and Tsipras’ party toward its establishment. Until then, the two leaders of the left-wing parties will be in the most uncomfortable position, awaiting official developments. Sokratis Famellos and Alexis Charitsis must immediately decide on their parties’ autonomy and viability. The former faces Pavlos Polakis, who doesn’t want cooperation with Alexis Tsipras, while the latter faces Gabriel Sakellaridis, who pushes for cooperation with other smaller left-wing parties rather than the former Prime Minister’s.
