By Antonis Anzoletou

Three 24 hours before the polls open on SYRIZA the five candidates seem ready for the electoral battle. The result will determine the future of the party, the political orientation it will follow and the organizational changes that will renew it. The big bet is one: the quick recovery and the rise of his percentages by initially overcoming the difficult obstacle of the self-governing elections. From Koumoundourou they exorcise the possibility of a split and look forward to the messages of unity that will be sent by the would-be successors of Alexis Tsipras the day after the election.

It is no coincidence that so far no major polling company has come out to make predictions about the result. It is very difficult to reach the voting public with the trends now liquidated and the old balances in Koumoundourou reversed. Efi Ahtsioglou may appear to have a majority in her favor, but the entry into the electoral process of Stefanou Kasselakis it seems to remove the possibility of her election from the first round. It is required on Sunday that the new president receives 50%+1 of the votes. The most likely scenario is the holding of repeat elections Saturday, September 16 between the first two. Already the candidates are surrounded by the persons and groups that support them by conducting a parallel pre-election campaign. It is clear that the current situation and the deadly floods affecting the country do not help the effort being made to highlight the process.

Since the elections, Alexis Tsipras chose to remain uninvolved. Those around him say that he remains the guarantor of unity and for this reason there was no move on his part that could be misunderstood. This is the reason, after all, that he chose not to attend even the Permanent Congress. Despite the fact that he accepted suggestions to do the opposite. He was the main protagonist of the spot prepared by SYRIZA to urge members to vote, since he remains the strong “brand” of Koumoundourou. In May 2022, the personality of Alexis Tsipras was enough to bring 152,193 members to the polls without even having an opponent for the presidency of SYRIZA. Now all the eyes of the staff of Koumoundourou are turned to participation.

The leadership candidates are expected to bring to the polls on Sunday new members who also come into their personal circle. Stefanos Kasselakis is the person who has revived the process and it is estimated that one of his audience will be registered in the SYRIZA registers. This fact is estimated to cause counter rallies with more “party members” being activated for fear of altering the identity of the official opposition. SYRIZA announced the 570 polling stations that will be set up throughout the country. Polls will open at 8:00 am. on Sunday and will close at 8:00 p.m. Executives of Koumoundourou claim that the first safe results will be available after 10.30 in the evening.