His opposition to the election of leader the president of the Parliamentary Group of SYRIZA-PS expressed in his speech, Sokratis Famellos, despite Stefanos Kasselakis’ proposal for internal party elections on March 10.

“Priority is the political disputes that we have in front of us and that concern society. We want to become stronger, to convey trust in society is not trust to hold elections every five months”he said characteristically.

As he pointed out “the question that arises is: Are we ready to serve the values ​​of society and the values ​​of the left and its struggles and transcend personal paths? The proposal to elect a president does not provide a solution. Society does not give us a blank check. We are all judged every day. We cannot transfer our inability to decide democratically to society. Faced with society’s need and demand for left-wing governance, we have the fate of a historic party in our hands. We need to discuss politics and strengthen our positions. There is no room for introversion.”

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He took stock of the eight months leading the Parliamentary Group saying: “This eight months we have served the need to have an official opposition and to support the presence of SYRIZA inside and outside the Parliament and to prove that SYRIZA can have and express itself with a single voice. The criterion of our choices was the interests of society and the unity of the party, and this must be the case today. The question is the survival of SYRIZA and its necessity for society. No response has been given during the days of the conference. But there is also a proposal for a progressive way out.”

He referred to the character of SYRIZA saying that SYRIZA must be democratic, European, inclusive, digital and also with active citizens. “It is not only our responsibility to be the opposition, but to expand the audience of the left and progress and to transmit its values. Modern developments require citizens to participate in political processes. We need organizations with members who are active citizens. There is a deficit in the party and it is a deficit of trust. The tens of thousands who registered in the party and the participation in the election of the leader is a proof that the people are flocking to SYRIZA. There is interest, but there are also demands from the world to which we must respond. The struggles of students and farmers are a signal that they are asking for solutions. But they want from us unity and seriousness in defending the interests of society. The Congress is the highest level of party representation. We must have one voice.”

He referred to the internal party developments of the last week: “The discussion that started on the first day of the Congress is not unprovoked. They met the bodies last week. There are problems of collectivity and democracy. If we don’t talk, we’ll never solve it. We need camaraderie at the highest level as well. We are united by a common cause. No personal reading and route. In the PG we decided to fight the battle together without raising the issue of electing a president. This is also the anxiety of the members of SYRIZA”.

He then asked: “Can we afford to leave the battle of the European elections? Shouldn’t we have a strong group of MEPs? We can’t afford it. Can we afford to pass the unconstitutional regulation for the privatization of Universities? We don’t have it, we have to fight this battle in the streets and not in the offices. However, we do not have the ability to cover up the problems. We will solve them or we will find a way out of elections which may not solve the problems. Our statute has a clear framework for the responsibilities of the bodies and for making decisions. Our opponent is only right-wing politics because it is an opponent of society.”