With slow but steady moves that won’t cause problems for his party and Socrates Famellos, Alexis Tsipras is attempting to build the conditions for creating a new political movement. The timing of when the former prime minister decides to resign as a SYRIZA MP will play a decisive role in this development, as until then he has little room for differentiation.
Sources say he won’t delay much longer, as he’s expected to present his book from mid-November to early December. A quite substantial book that includes conversations, events, and unknown aspects of the 2015 period. Some claim it exceeds 600 pages, which is why Alexis Tsipras is still editing it even now, trying to make it somewhat shorter. The pages naturally include information about officials who were beside him then and today, even though they’re in the same party, are separated by an abyss from Alexis Tsipras.
Tsipras: Sources say he’ll resign within the next two months
Those in the know claim that Alexis Tsipras will choose to resign well before his book reaches bookstore shelves. So one can reasonably assume that within the next two months (October and November), the former prime minister will open the exit door from SYRIZA.
The same sources say that beyond the main presentation of his book in Athens, Alexis Tsipras may also visit two or three other major provincial cities. What he won’t do – according to sources – is tour all of Greece presenting his own view of events.
Meanwhile, yesterday from Paris where he’s attending the Council of Europe, Alexis Tsipras posted about scandals, particularly OPEKEPE, noting: “I often hear – we all hear it, I believe – the stereotype of disappointment: ‘This is Greece’… Especially when we see state ineffectiveness, injustice, lack of meritocracy, corruption. When we see OPEKEPE-subsidized party officials driving around in Porsches. On the other hand, there’s another Greece we must highlight: The Greece of creation, solidarity and honor. The Greece of genuine patriotism. The Greece of unforgettable Athina Papachristou from Messolonghi, who donated her savings – remember – to buy an ambulance to serve her entire city. Well then, here we must say: ‘This is Greece!’ This is Greece: Of solidarity, contribution, honor, patriotism.”
