By Antonis Anzoletou

In SYRIZA, the worst fears came true. The MRB confirmed the party appears to be consolidating in second place, while the GPO last weekend was the first survey to show the official opposition falling below the psychological threshold of 10%. The Conference that will take place at the end of February will probably be the biggest opportunity for him Stefanos Kasselakis to change the negative image. Until then, many steps must be taken. Reconstruction, renewal and extroversion are the triptych in which it invests, but the road is still long. He indicated to the Central Committee that he wished to “escape forward”, however his reference to New Left and in “11” about “courtiers” it caused several reactions.

The scenery at center left looks like quicksand and everyone is watching their next steps. At this stage, they are watching how the New Left, the parliamentary group recently established under Alexis Haritsi. The first surveys record it below the 3% limit, but the executives of the parliamentary group stress that it is still too early to draw safe conclusions. After the holidays a clearer picture will have formed.

Will the New Left succeed in penetrating the PASOK; Harilaou Trikoupi has gained points since his fall SYRIZA no, but as many as he would like. This may indicate that he has some limits to how far left he can penetrate. The KKE is not included in this particular field, however, many argue that the percentages it has won are largely “loans” due to the inability of SYRIZA to look attractive recently. It will be a bet, therefore, for the newly formed parliamentary group to start gathering forces that left Koumundourou. Although this is not the goal, as they also want to reach the people who have consciously chosen to stay away from the public. From July 2019 to June 2023, approximately 850,000 voters left SYRIZA. Already in the polls, half of those who voted for SYRIZA in the last elections say they are disappointed with the new leadership. The departure of Yannis Dragasakis from the KE, according to New Left executives, shows that there is still a large part of SYRIZA that is wavering. It is estimated that it will involve other forces outside of Koumoundouros in the next period. So far, however, neither Freedom Sailing or MeRA25 they appear to be affected by holding back their powers.

It is clear from the actions of Stefanos Kasselakis that he is trying to convince the progressive world that they should invest in the confidence provided by a party with governmental experience. He increases his appearances with both continuous tours and interviews. The “poker” continues and the five-day budget battle that starts today will be crucial and possibly influence the next inquiries to be held from the new week.