By Antonis Anzoletou

Today he “draws” for Pavlos Polakis, as the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA will meet at noon.

The MP of Chania, even when he is preparing positive interventions, manages to create an unusual disturbance. The body was scheduled to convene anyway in order to discuss the political developments and the next steps of the party after the national tragedy in Tempe. In his letter to Alexis Tsipras, Pavlos Polakis essentially asked for three apologies.

The first concerned Michalis Hairetakis and his insistence on entering the SYRIZA ballots in Chania. “Regarding my post about the composition of the ballots, although it was in response to my legitimate surprise at the press office’s announcement, I nevertheless recognize that it was a misstep, as there are partisan issues that should not be discussed in the public sphere, but to be resolved within the Party Organs”, he said characteristically. The second apology was for threats of “cleansing” and the ideological platform he had posted online. They were interpreted as a “nail” to the president. The MP of Chania argued that it was in no way a response to a previous interview of Alexis Tsipras, which he was not even aware of. The third apology concerned the targeting of journalists – judges by posting their photos. “I understand that what was greatly misunderstood was the use of a photo with the faces of well-known journalists. My intention, however, was in no way to target specific persons-journalists, but to highlight the information manipulated by the Mitsotakis regime which has led our country to the 108th position internationally, worse than autocratic democracies or totalitarian regimes”.

According to information, the news about the existence of the letter found Alexis Tsipras in a meeting with the members of the Executive Office and Political Planning. The issue was not discussed much with the president referring to today’s meeting. After this development, the possibility of it remaining on the ballot cannot be ruled out. “Let’s listen to him and see what he has to say,” a member of the enlarged body said, according to well-informed sources. It is a fact that in the last few days there have been ongoing processes of executives who believe that the mobilization of all forces at this time is very important for SYRIZA. Both from the “presidential wing” and even more from the “Umbrella” saw that a second chance could be given to the former health deputy, if there is a move of repentance on his part. The contacts were continuous in order to find the golden ratio. It would be extremely embarrassing for him to be at the Political Secretariat meeting today when his own case was pending.

Pavlos Polakis found himself with one foot outside the ballot papers, while until almost 20 days ago there was even talk of deleting him from the party. As a member of the body he has been invited to participate in the meeting and everyone will be waiting for two things: First, the proposal of Alexis Tsipras which will set the tone for his future in relation to the elections and secondly what he will say to his comrades.