The closure of the daily newspaper Avgi will find us opposite, told Stefanos Kasselakis employees of the historical newspaper, who were waiting for him outside the offices of SYRIZA in Koumoundourou, where he came for the meeting of the Political Secretariat.

A worker told the president of SYRIZA that the newspaper is being abused when it is said to sell 400 sheets and added that its importance and influence in culture, society and the party itself is not calculated.

“You made a decision to close the daily paper from America and you still haven’t come to see us, to hear the problems of the newspaper. We haven’t heard anything about the future of the newspaper,” said a worker, who added that the election campaign was also based on Avgi and the percentage that is considered successful is due to both Avgi and Kokkino.

At the moment we do not have the money to pay for the printing of the daily paper, answered Stefanos Kasselakis and added that the closing of the daily paper does not mean that workers will be laid off.

Koumoundourou has not been paid either, said Mr. Kasselakis and added that we are here to do everything we can.

For their part, the employees accused him of never having come to see them and explain to them, with Mr. Kasselakis replying “mea culpa if we hadn’t discussed. This is my fault.”