**Sokratis Famellos** has recently attempted to correct the Political Secretariat’s line that characterized the resignation of the former “Prime Minister and President of **SYRIZA – PS**, Alexis Tsipras, from his parliamentary seat as a significant and critical event that objectively produces strong political results and creates new circumstances and questions that no one can overlook,” as this stance brought many problems to the Koumoundourou party, weakening it in opinion polls.
However, while the SYRIZA president initially appeared to insist on the narrative of a common progressive ballot, actually addressing the New Left and PASOK, his associates tried to persuade him that he should handle it differently, reasoning that the leftist constituency today appears to be gravitating toward Alexis Tsipras’s new venture.
Additionally, PASOK appears negative about such a possibility, while the New Left is divided, as Alexis Charitsis says “yes” to this possibility, while the party’s Secretary Gavriil Sakellaridis is opposed.
In recent days, the SYRIZA president has been trying to reconcile these two views within his party. That is, his proposal for a progressive ballot, incorporating Alexis Tsipras within it.
Famellos: “Tsipras has an important role and great trajectory – We are not rivals, we must converge”
“Alexis Tsipras made a decision. To leave Parliament, which I believe was very critical and I must tell you that I was not satisfied with this decision. However, Alexis Tsipras has an important role and a great trajectory both in government and is significant political capital. And he has also submitted a proposal which, from what I understand from interviews and his book, we are waiting to be clarified. But SYRIZA has a proposal already submitted for a year now and I personally have undertaken this initiative, that there must be a progressive response to Mr. Mitsotakis,” Mr. Famellos initially stated in response to a relevant question.
He continued: “I say this: Because with Alexis Tsipras we are clearly not rivals and despite there being a different perspective and a parallel trajectory this period, we as SYRIZA and I personally have said that we must converge so there can be a solution for society’s benefit. Because citizens, both before and after the book, will tell us something very simple. Can there be a government that will reduce the special consumption tax on fuels? Can there be a government that will address the housing problem, VAT, surpluses, high prices?”
Finally, regarding potential departures from SYRIZA and joins to a new party led by Alexis Tsipras, Sokratis Famellos answered: “Can politics be conducted with hypotheses?”
