“We transfer from Patras the one and only hopeful message that can emerge from the June ballot. And this is the even greater strengthening of the KKE. We look ahead, we have courage and endurance, because we know that the people can save the people by walking the path of overthrow. We can do it.”

This was emphasized, among others, by the general secretary of the Central Committee of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoubasspeaking tonight at an open political gathering, held in Trion Symmachan Square, in the center of Patras.

As he added, “when the exploiters in this country will feel happy, because from Monday they will have the self-sufficient government to do their work for them, the workers, the people of biowrestling, will also feel happy about the exactly the opposite, because against this government there will be a 100% popular, militant opposition and that is only the KKE”.

Speaking of the wreck of the fishing boat off her Pylos in international waters, which was carrying immigrants, Dimitris Koutsoubas said that “we are a few days after another prescribed crime, which continues to shock us all. The KKE assumes its responsibilities again and says clearly, against the rot and cynicism of all the ‘voices’ of the system, there is the choice of action and organized struggle against what freezes the soul. Against statements that cause a stir, such as ‘how much does a search and rescue operation cost in Greece’, there will be the KKE, which will say that when a mother and her child enter the holds of a walnut tree, the provisions of the international conventions for the protection of human life at sea and to be saved”.

He also said that “in all this discussion, we say one thing clearly: Yes, everyone can feel human, when they go out on the street to defend, shocked and angry, the life of every human being that in this system is priced very cheaply . For the KKE, the dilemma ‘with profits or with lives’ is answered every day in the fight for the overthrow of injustice and the laws that impose it.”

Afterwards, the general secretary of the KKE central committee attacked ND, PASOK and SYRIZAsaying that “in a daily life that unfortunately, is constantly confirmed, that things are coming hard for the people and the youth, what they say a few days before the elections seem more comical and tragic”.

“From the ND they tell us that if a strong independent government emerges, we have nothing to fear since Greece will move forward and leave no one behind. Since these proposals are not amenable to serious comment, we would say that they should also send any member of the ND to Europe’s largest economy, Germany, which has entered a recession phase, in order to save that country as well.”

Referring to SYRIZA, he said that “its downfall has no end” and continued: “They have reached the point of saying that whoever does not vote for SYRIZA in the elections, supports the ND. Speaking of which, once again it’s good that they’re staying with them. Because with Marantzidis as a consultant, they could draw a historical parallel. As in the Occupation, which the person in question claims, that anyone who did not support the rationing governments and participated in the resistance, fueled the crimes of the Nazis. Too much grief breeds – in addition to insanity – also a lot of reaction.”

Regarding PASOK, Dimitris Koutsoubas said that “it aims to ‘rebirth the democratic faction’ and make its new dawn a ‘dream of progressive people’, but the dreams of PASOK executives, we have a lot of experience in how turned into a nightmare for the people”.

At the same time, he underlined that “we are realistically optimistic, that after the step taken on May 21 with the electoral support of the KKE, the next step can be taken in Sunday’s elections as well. Because there are thousands of people who, in the otherwise negative correlation that remains, smiled at the party’s percentages. Because the KKE, already in the few days that have intervened since the previous elections, with the ND wanting to come all the way, and SYRIZA and PASOK competing to see who will be the best coalition in its politics, has proven that no government is omnipotent when it has against it a strong labor-popular movement, an even stronger KKE”.

Furthermore, Dimitris Koutsoumbas noted that “it will be necessary not to scatter the vote to parties that we say clearly are reactionary, self-centered formations and always useful political scumbags of the system”.

In fact, referring to the “Freedom Voyage”, he emphasized, among other things:

“Well, doesn’t the excessive prominence of Ms. Konstantopoulou, for example, cause concern to any reasonable person? What happened suddenly? Are reality shows over and told to get involved in the so-called love movement? Mockery also has its limits. Countries where this lawyer-politician has a troubled past. She is indeed consistent in her views. But her views were the ones that led her not to even bring up for discussion, when she was Speaker of the Parliament, the KKE’s proposal for a law to abolish the memorandums”.

At another point in his speech, the general secretary of the KKE central committee stated that “both before the previous elections and now, we were saying in all tones that ND – SYRIZA and PASOK have common commitments to the EU, NATO and the big monopolistic groups, that this is exactly why they have a common anti-popular program”.

“What they have mediated lately – continued Mr. Koutsoubas – confirm the KKE again in the most revealing way: All of them have voted and implemented the inhumane policies of the EU. on refugees and asylum. And some members of the ND spew the poison of misanthropy and at the same time SYRIZA has crossed all limits of hypocrisy.

They are talking about the right to asylum that all refugees have, when SYRIZA incorporated the concept of a ‘safe third country’ into Greek legislation, which effectively destroys this right. He talks about the responsibilities of the E.U. Well, who implemented Dublin for 4.5 years? Who enlarged the hell of Moria? Who implemented the EU joint statement? and Turkey, which increased the problem for the uprooted as well as the inhabitants of the islands? They wonder, and rightly so, what are the protocols that Frontex implemented to save people. But they should know the answer, since SYRIZA is proud that he had called for NATO warships to solve the refugee problem. He didn’t know, didn’t he ask?

What can one say about PASOK now? High philosophy and ‘humanism’ from a party that, as government and as opposition, not only supported, but spearheaded imperialist operations.”

During his speech, Dimitris Koutsoubas also referred to the municipal authority of Patras, saying that “we are proud of it, because we offer the people by fighting with them, because we created images of another perspective with the people as the protagonist, images of solidarity and assertion, breaths of real relief for the people and the new generation”.

Returning to Sunday’s elections, the general secretary of the KKE central committee underlined that “now, blackmailing dilemmas that existed in the previous elections by the parties of the system, objectively do not exist” and continued: “Now many more people can understand that the concern for what will be the ‘useful’ coalition in the ND government only concerns the system itself. Now it is decided who will cut off the ND’s ‘power’, who will slap the system, who will be able to clash, overturn and delay the implementation of anti-popular policies supported by the ND, SYRIZA and PASOK. Now it is being judged, that is, how much stronger the KKE will be”.

In fact, as he noted, “we have a responsibility towards the people who trusted us and look up to us, even if they don’t agree with us on everything. We have a duty, as we have always done, so now, to find ourselves from Monday after the elections where the injustice will grow”.