“Expected” characterized them departures of MPs and executives of SYRIZA that took place over the weekend during the meeting of the Central Committee of the party Evangelos Apostolakis, speaking to ERT. The SYRIZA Member of State added that “tensions had reached such a point that such distances had been created that possibly could not be bridged».

“Harsh expressions that the president used, but I think it was in the direction of what reality was” Mr. Apostolakis noted, among other things, referring in particular to the expression about “5th phalanx” he used.

In addition, Mr. Apostolakis added that the world expects SYRIZA to exercise the role of the Official Opposition, a government that exists and moves without an opponent at the moment cannot stay any longer, while he added that those who have remained in the party believe that they are hurting the party, they want it to survive, to keep the position of the Official Opposition and to have a prospect for government and they will work for it.

Referring to the executives who left, he commented that “everyone has their own opinion. The one they left they consider that they cannot cooperate with the positions of the party and separated their position».