Today at noon, during the Political Secretariat meeting of SYRIZA, which has as its sole discussion topic the stance the party will maintain regarding Alexis Tsipras’s plans, two opposing views that have formed within the party are expected to clash.
The first view is expressed by Pavlos Polakis, Nikos Pappas, and Rena Dourou, who appear negative toward a joint course with the former prime minister, given that his plans don’t include them. The second is the majority view, which believes SYRIZA should align with Alexis Tsipras’s new political venture. Naturally, all eyes are focused on Sokratis Famellos’s proposal, who is currently trying in his own way to reconcile all viewpoints.
SYRIZA: Famellos’s intervention, new intra-party battles and Tsipras’s intervention yesterday
Tryfonas Alexiadis, who aligns with the Polakis, Pappas, and Dourou position, speaking yesterday to parapolitika.gr stated among other things: “Alexis’s resignation is not a step of strengthening, it’s a step of weakening SYRIZA politically, organizationally, and financially. Nevertheless, I respect his political choice, which I disagree with of course. Many times in the past I’ve experienced conflicts, clashes, departures, etc., and later, when necessary, convergences, agreements, reunifications, so there’s no need for sadness, fanaticism, or anything else.” The party official also emphasized that “the Central Committee has unanimously decided on a specific course. Those who want to help and join this course are welcome. Those who have different views, different directions, good luck on their path.”
Meanwhile, Alexis Tsipras continues his daily interventions. Yesterday, in an article in “Kathimerini” newspaper, he addressed national issues, emphasizing that “geopolitical developments are rapid and the waters we’re sailing are uncharted. A plan and strategy are required. There’s no room for communication tactics or petty party calculations. Unfortunately, the New Democracy government has exhausted its time. It exploited high tensions for electoral benefit without national strategy and compass, hiding the problem under the rug. At some point, however, the problem meets you without choosing it and mainly without being able to avoid it. And then, without a compass, you risk crashing the country on the rocks. Let’s do, even now, whatever is possible to prevent such an eventuality.”
Meanwhile, by the end of the month, the Scientific Council of the Tsipras Institute is expected to be announced, which will number over thirty personalities. At the same time, Alexis Tsipras’s associates are preparing for the book’s publication. Information suggests there will be two pre-publications in Greek newspapers and one abroad, without of course excluding that there could be more.
