By Antonis Anzoletou

The announcement of the New Left, consisting of the 11 MPs who left the SYRIZA – and from the presidium of the Parliament – put the “stamp” on a new big split in the area. It was done in two stages. First, “Umbrella” said “goodbye”, followed by the “6+6” team. THE Efi Ahtsioglou from a candidate for president in September she handed the baton to Alexis Haritsis and the ninth parliamentary party is a fact. From a post-political point of view, this particular representation in the Plenary Session is a record. The final step will take place with the establishment of the body, which, however, will still take some time. He will mediate, according to information and one Congress in 2024 which will consolidate the movements that will join the new scheme.

The fragmentation of the progressive space is undeniable and suits her New Democracy. Inside the SYRIZA Parliament, PASOK, KKE, New Left and Freedom Sailing they number together 106 deputies. A force to be reckoned with, according to the latest polls, is also MeRA25, which is still flirting with 3%. Only the possibility of a merger could give the centre-left a dynamic for a formation to threaten its 41% Kyriakou Mitsotakis. Something like this does not seem to be on the horizon since the recent window left open by Euclid Tsakalotos for “compromises” with PASOK. The losses recorded by the ruling faction, according to all surveys, are small and do not exceed 3%. The European elections will show the way for the reorganization of the space, but also for the possibility of a threat to the primacy of the blue party. Objectively, no one can claim to be able to threaten the current majority unless they write the number “2” in front of their percentage.

The road to the founding of SYRIZA was long. In 1989 under his umbrella COALITION KKE and EAR entered. The project, despite the optimistic predictions for the new page that was opening in the area, did not proceed and Perissos left in 1991. There were many discussions and ferments until SYRIZA was finally formed in 2004. The calm days did not last long, as at the 6th Congress of the SYANASPISMO the renewalist wing left the party with Foti Kouvelis to form DIMAR. It was preceded in 2008 by the assumption of the presidency by Alexis Tsipras. SYRIZA experienced the biggest split, which did not cost it electorally, in August 2015 when the Left Platform of Panagiotis Lafazanis with 25 MPs withdrew from the Koumoundourou. The People’s Unity was formed which in September of the same year failed to overcome the 3% threshold and enter the Parliament.

Today’s split has other characteristics. SYRIZA endured in 2015 because it was in the government orbit. It maintained the profile of the ruling party until the 2019 elections when it recorded 31.5%. Today its continuous decline combined with the creation of the New Left under him Alexis Haritsi keeps the “clouds” thick over Koumoundourou. The interest in the next opinion polls will focus on the two specific forces, although the “11” still do not have the status of a party but only a parliamentary group. Despite the fact that both claim that their “opponent” is the New Democracy, it will be difficult to avoid “stabbing comrades”. The first contradiction, after all, did not take long to come with the roll-call vote for the servicers and the bad loans, where in three articles the New Left voted “present” in the roll-call vote requested by SYRIZA. The polls of the next few days will be a guide to the developments and the “decibels” that each side will raise.