By Antonis Anzoletou

PASOK may be closing in on SYRIZA according to opinion polls, and Harilaou Trikoupis may have plenty of smiles, but despite what is happening in the official opposition, his party Nikos Androulakis he has not managed to make the big “leap”. He risks projecting a stagnant image if he struggles for a few more months to overcome him SYRIZA which is broken inside from the summer onwards. A pivotal point will be the split of Koumoundourou with the departure of the “Umbrella” executives expected this weekend. Fermentations have progressed, the text to be submitted is being prepared and the “end of an era” will be written for the unified SYRIZA.

His letter Giorgos Dragasakis to Stefanos Kasselakis, but also Alexis Tsipras describes the situation in the party in dark colors. He emphasizes that “measures to build mutual trust” are needed and mentions, among other things, that “the party is declared in a state of emergency”. Among other things, it calls for the establishment of a “small-member, informal center of responsibility – representative of the composition of the party – which supervises the strict observance of the agreed measures”.

See the Dragasakis letter HERE

Whatever dynamics the new scheme has is sure to take away forces from the official opposition. This development, according to its executives Charilaou Trikoupi, is expected to bring along the “repatriation” of former PASOK executives who had “moved” to Koumoundourou. The head of the movement will have no problem accepting back those who made a simple “pass” from SYRIZA. For those who left the party, but in the most difficult times – who barely got the ticket for the Parliament – and occupied leading positions in his party Alexis Tsipras such a thing is not true. But can Nikos Androulakis rely only on this? Definitely no. The PASOK it must show its own dynamics and bring back people from its ranks as well New Republic if he wants the “blue” and “green” dichotomy to return to the political scene. Simply put, to develop a government perspective through the people who are in the foreground and hold “key” positions. In the first phase, the battle in the middle and to the left will be won by whoever manages to fill the gap that currently exists in the opposition.

The landscape at center left looks like “quicksand”. It is constantly changing even after the national elections, the self-governing polls, but also the intra-party showdown in Koumoundourou is constantly creating new data. The KKE has also entered the game, as many local voters who are disappointed with both SYRIZA and PASOK have “turned the steering wheel” considerably further to the left. THE Dimitris Koutsoubas is very popular lately. Many argue that it is a “loan vote”, however the “hard poker” being played in the center with the demobilization presented by SYRIZA does not go unnoticed and everyone is “under steam”.

All the discussions are focused on whether there is room for the creation of a new party in the space of the center-left to fill the large gap that has been created between the New Democracy and the opposition. No safe conclusion can be reached before the European elections. If SYRIZA and PASOK remain at the low levels they are now, two things can happen. Either the two realize on the way to the next national polls that only co-operation can threaten his dominance Kyriakou Mitsotakis or for a new party to come and change the current ‘status quo’.

In the first case the question is “who will have the upper hand”. Or as it was recently said “whether the sun will be red or green”. The truth is one thing: Neither SYRIZA nor PASOK can hope for anything more if they fail to overcome the psychological limit of 20%. To give, that is, an incentive for the world to trust them.

“Micro-megaloism” in politics does not attract people, but leads them to look for new ways. However, their relations have broken down after the attack by Stefanos Kasselakis during the administration of Kostas Simitis.