The new leadership’s first goal will be to squeeze the government and be present in every move it makes. At the same time, he will try not to give any space to Nikos Androulakis to hope that he can become a “caliph in the place of the caliph”
By Antonis Anzoletou
The Kasselakis “phenomenon” does not concern only SYRIZA. Could the “communication storm” brought to the political scene, especially by New Democracy and PASOK, go unnoticed? Very hard. First of all, the new leader of the official opposition as the fourth state factor has the prestige of the institution.
The new leadership’s first goal will be to squeeze the government and be present in every move it makes. At the same time, he will try not to give any space to Nikos Androulakis to hope that he can become a “caliph in the place of the caliph”.
Stefanos Kasselakis, if elected, will enlist the charm he exerts on the world and the direct contact he has gained with society, and Efi Ahtsioglou the continuity and consistency of her speech and her political course in recent years. All the “weapons” of the SYRIZA presidential candidates are extremely threatening if used correctly.
In the blue and green camps they saw that despite the great defeat of SYRIZA in the summer and the doubling of its percentages, it managed to mobilize around 150,000 new and old members. A number he had managed to collect only during the days of Alexis Tsipras. If September 17 marked the real awakening of SYRIZA, then the days of “negligence” of the government are over. The same applies to PASOK with a “bell” ringing.
Whether the battle will be concentrated from Koumoundourou to the Parliament or the social spaces will be chosen as a priority will depend on the final winner. It is a fact that with Efi Ahtsioglou at the helm, both are likely to happen, while with Stefanos Kasselakis – who is considered the most likely winner – the conflicts in the Parliament will possibly acquire a more secondary importance.
A party that does not have its leader in the chamber of the Plenary can hardly raise the tone and cause the noise it desires. If Stefanos Kasselakis wins, the expansion towards the center, which was not implemented after the 2022 Congress, will be a priority.
Especially since Nikos Pappas, who was her supporter from the very beginning, will be at his side. This may cause turmoil in PASOK, which the truth is that after the elections and the increase in its percentages, it did not manage to make an “outbreak”. The battle in the wider progressive space is expected to be very tough in the coming period and with the victory of Efi Ahtsioglou.
The truth is that SYRIZA’s internal party problems and the two camps that have been created may not allow him to fulfill his opposition duties to the fullest. This is appreciated by several officials in both New Democracy and PASOK. However, institutionally they avoid commenting on internal party procedures.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stated that he is looking forward to an official opposition with substance and Nikos Androulakis stated during the press conference that “PASOK with coronavirus, with strict measures, with 8% had the participation of 270,000 people. Half participated in SYRIZA. The sum of all candidates is the number of my votes on the second Sunday.
The process in December 2021 had a multiple footprint. The parties of the democratic arc must find their way so that there can be discussion and dialogue.”
Source: Skai
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