“There has never been a leader of the official opposition who is not a member of parliament,” he said characteristically Nikos Voutsis former speaker of the Parliament, on the show “Today” on SKAI, you were asked to answer about the developments in SYRIZA after the election of a new president.

Nikos Voutsis emphasized that the fact that St. Kasselakis is not an MP it creates “a division in the exercise of politics outside” as he noted “the element of parliamentary representation and the extent to which it will be an effective opposition is lost”.

At the same time referring to his tour Stefanou Kasselakis in Voloswhich caused various reactions and comments, Mr. Voutsis said that “the important thing is that he was there with real interest as well as the ranks of the party, raising the issue of infrastructure”, adding that “the new president puts his own stamp on the way of communication and policy making and this is judged”.

He also said that St. Kasselakis has another logic in communication, which resonates with young people, which, as he said, “is not of this school”.

He also characterized the issue of Mr. Kasselakis’ “lack of relationship” with politics as serious, a fact that will make it difficult for the opposition in the ruling party.

Referring to the “comrade backstabbing” in the party, Mr. Voutsis said that the narrative of “culprits and subversives from the previous generation works divisively.”

As for the party congress and when it will be set, he said it will be determined depending on the political plan.