By Antonis Anzoletou

THE Stefanos Kasselakis he failed to maintain the party’s percentages at the levels of last summer, leaving a “bittersweet” taste in Koumoundourou. There were no big smiles given that SYRIZA lost almost three points compared to last summer, it did not come close to the 20% threshold set by the president, while now it feels its “breath” Nikos Androulakis. The difference with PASOK decreased from six points to two. It is characteristic that the Olga Gerovasili he told SKAI that we would like a larger percentage.

In Koumoundourou they positively value the fact that New Democracy loses almost 13 points compared to June 2023. And even with the leverage of the previous European elections set by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, only losses are recorded. The reshuffle that is expected to come predicts that it will bring a “confusion” to the blue camp in the next period. No, how things in the official opposition will be carefree.

The internal party critics of Stefanos Kasselakis, who had “lashed out” at the February conference, will not simply let the 15% that the party took pass. They will place blame on the president for the way he politicized, while many believe that the demonstration of the houses in New York, Spetses and Athens, as well as the way and the time the announcement was made of where you are from, may have cost significantly.

Certainly in Koumoundourou they consider themselves vindicated by the non-entry of the New Left into the Parliament. The parliamentary group of Alexis Haritsis failed to “gel” in society, to rally the Left people, and in the next period a conversation will begin about “legalizing” the 11 seats it holds.

Executives emphasized that SYRIZA is confirmed to be the leading force of the broader center-left, disproving Kassandras who until recently predicted its collapse. “It is now up to SYRIZA to take initiatives for the reconstruction of the progressive space”, emphasized other sources, clarifying that the discussions will always take place from the grassroots.

Murmuring in PASOK

In the PASOK the “murmur” has started since the loss of second place. Executives such as Pavlos Geroulanos, Odysseas Konstantinopoulos and Nadia Giannakopoulou have already expressed their displeasure with the result. All those who believe that the movement after the steep fall of SYRIZA and the resignation of Alexis Tsipras had a great opportunity to dominate the progressive space are expected to raise all the issues in the party’s organs when they convene. It will be interesting if and in what way the issue of leadership will be included.

Nevertheless, sources from Harilaou Trikoupi pointed out that in three electoral contests, PASOK has managed to increase its percentages. He “broke” the blue map in Lasithi and Heraklion by cutting the thread first. At the same time, it finished second behind New Democracy in 21 constituencies. “PASOK does not celebrate and does not gallop, but it has managed to create cracks in the government camp”, they pointed out. Koumoundourou and Harilaou Trikoupi have specific weaknesses that were also recorded in the June national elections. SYRIZA shows a satisfactory image in the urban centers in contrast to PASOK which is unable to approach satisfactory percentages. Conversely, the party of Nikos Androulakis has a momentum in the region that is clearly lacking in the official opposition.