Today at noon Socrates Famellos is expected to reveal his cards at the Political Secretariat meeting regarding how SYRIZA should position itself in the elections against Alexis Tsipras’ ELAS party. Specifically, whether the party should align with the new political formation or if it would be better to run independently in the elections. Sources indicate that the SYRIZA president has concluded that the Koumoundourou party should support ELAS, as the former prime minister’s initiative aligns with the previous decision made by the Central Committee last February regarding collaborations.
Socrates Famellos is also expected to outline the steps needed to support the Greek Left Alliance, so it can become the alternative governing pole. However, the fact that Alexis Tsipras has not revealed his cards and has not issued any invitation to his former comrades complicates matters. The only thing the former prime minister has clarified is that he will not collaborate with other parties.
Pappas’ message ahead of SYRIZA’s Political Secretariat
Officials close to the SYRIZA president insist that the wording of Socrates Famellos’ proposal will be particularly important, as those who disagree will use it to inflame tensions. After all, the first to react was Nikos Pappas, who, speaking to PARAPOLITIKA FM and commenting on the relevant proposal, stated that “such a recommendation, which aligns with scenarios of suspension, freezing, shelving, not participating in elections, amounts to the effective resignation of everyone, from first to last, from the responsibility, positions and mandate we have received.”
The SYRIZA president is expected in his speech to reference the party’s previous decision, where everyone had agreed not to operate confrontationally against Alexis Tsipras. He will also add that the large progressive front is what SYRIZA’s base and the progressive world wants.
Naturally, everyone is waiting to hear Pavlos Polakis’ position, who is said to be furious with Famellos’ proposal, although he has not officially commented so far. From the majority side, however, Alexandros Meikopolous stated that “the decision we need to make concerns the following: to provide political and electoral support to Alexis Tsipras’ new venture.” The New Left appeared divided yesterday regarding the former prime minister. Gabriel Sakellaridis, for his part, mentioned that all he hears from ELAS are “general proclamations and easy words,” while Alexis Charitsis emphasized that “those of us who talk to citizens understand that it indeed creates an expectation.”
