“I don’t see knives, I see a confrontation of opinions, unfortunately on the one hand from the army that is online with Mr. Kasselakis, I also see behaviors that are problematic, some even behave in a way that is not only not noble, he is very bad, I would not like to characterize him, against Mrs. Ahtsioglou and everyone else” said Nikos Filis speaking on the show Today, on SKAI.

When asked if Mr. Kasselakis has an army, he answered: “There is an army, I’m not saying a paid army, there is an army. This is happening, this has been happening for a month and Mr. Kasselakis does not condemn. Polakis, on the other hand, curses anyone who speaks Greek.”

He went on to say that “confrontation should have rules, not be done in terms of a part of the internet, some phrases are underworld”.

About Mr. Kasselakis he said “I describe him as silent about phenomena unfolding in his name”.

When asked if Mr. Kasselakis has political views, he replied: “Call him to tell you. There are discussions with monologues of the videos, only an image, not an exchange of views.”

And he continued by saying: “Mitsotakis will fall by design and by fighting, he will not fall because I am handsome and speak good English, he will not fall by an American shipping broker.”

He added that the goal of SYRIZA is to regroup after the heavy defeat, to understand why it lost and to create the conditions for an alternative government.

“If Kasselakis comes out, it’s an option that makes it difficult for the Right to leave and removes SYRIZA from the Left” he said.

“I don’t decide whether SYRIZA will stay united, it is a voluntary union” he answered a question about whether SYRIZA would stay united.

In addition, he said that Alexis Tsipras must clarify what is unfortunately being used in his name by Stefanos Kasselakis.

When asked if Mr. Kasselakis is a “swamp”, he replied: “I’m not saying he’s a swamp, but I’m asking questions. He has been living in America for years with a specific route, he comes here and wants to save SYRIZA and Greece. He is a member of SYRIZA for one month. Does anyone trust him to accomplish such a task?’

In a comment that he came first last Sunday, he replied: “Yes, those who voted for him trust him, no objection. But in the end they shave the groom.”

Finally, when asked if there could be a reversal on Sunday, he answered: “Everything is open, on Sunday the old members also vote.”

In closing, he asked for a “political plan perspective to overthrow the Mitsotakis government and not parapolitics and metapolitics and the image, is a global phenomenon. This is how Trump and Bolsonaro were made and it can be extended to other parties as well.”