A severe attack on Stefanos Kasselakis, but also on Mr. Pappas, Polakis and Fili, was launched through SKAI and the show Today by Zoe Konstantopoulou, speaking of “choosing Tsipras and imitating Tsipras”, of “bankrupt SYRIZA” and of “degrading political life”.

“What we are witnessing is really sad. I think it exposes not only SYRIZA, but the whole country. An aggressive takeover of a bankrupt party by a so-called “Golden Boy” unfolded before our eyes. Whenever he opens his mouth, he says something about national issues, about very serious issues, or he makes a mistake like the “taunts” at the school for the disabled. At the same time, the same person goes around and around humiliating them and him in front of the eyes of the citizens and for the cameras” said the president of Plevsis Eleftherias.

“I am saddened by this whole situation because it is a total degradation of political life. I know that the ND is very happy to have Kasselakis as the leader of SYRIZA, but the real opposition in the Parliament is the Freedom Movement” he stressed.

“It is difficult for SYRIZA to march together”

As Mrs. Konstantopoulou estimates, “it is very difficult for SYRIZA to march together. What is happening today is nothing but the ramifications of what happened in 2015, when SYRIZA sold its soul and the people who trusted it. They allow them to be teased in the Parliament by calling their leader “Masselakis, Famellakis” etc. and they are offended as defenders of the holy grail”.

“Tsipras Choice”

Ms. Konstantopoulou also mentioned that Mr. Kasselakis is obviously the choice of Tsipras, and the cynicism behind this choice is obvious, that “I will take the party with whomever I put, with whomever comes my way”. “Pappas, convicted of a crime of corruption, Polakis, think they are doing their part. Internally, we see a state of terrible decay, but also a terrible love for the chair, you saw how Mr. Philis appeared yesterday to moderate his words, as soon as the chairs were shared… For the chair”.

All of them, Ms. Konstantopoulou continued, made a choice in ’15, all of them were Mr. Tsipras’ reserves when he decided to “turn things around” in ’15. All of them were by his side and became his ministers, and happily when they were given the chair they forgot about the Left and principles and values. “It’s nothing new to have Pappas and Polakis in full swing or to regurgitate everything that is older and obsolete” he commented.

The talk about a “state” in Cyprus shows extreme ignorance of political history. Anyone who knows about the Cyprus issue naturally does not make such formalities, the president of Plevsis Eleftherias also observed.

“Imitator of Tsipras”

“We can laugh or cry, but things are very serious… Mr. Tsipras set an example/ example to avoid: the example of the unscrupulous brazen person, who represents a country to speak English without knowing. Here we have the imitator of Mr. Tsipras: he tells us “I speak Greek without knowing, I do politics without knowing, I am the leader, I go and claim the leadership of the official opposition without knowing, and of course without wanting to expose myself”. He does not want to enter Parliament because he does not want to be exposed. Is it possible for the leader of the official opposition to be in Parliament and be kept out? That says it all”.

“Government arrogance”

As far as the government is concerned, Mrs. Konstantopoulou accused it of arrogance, considering that this very arrogance will lead to its collapse. The citizens, pointed out Zoe Konstantopoulou, are in despair and feel completely isolated. There are the means to protect citizens, he noted, speaking of government and state negligence, especially in fires. The fact that the whole of Greece burned again after 2021 is the work of Mitsotakis, it is not a natural or extreme phenomenon.