A few hours after the post he made on Sunday evening, in which he declared “present for SYRIZA, the country and the left”, Apostolos Gletsos confirmed today, Monday in a television show that he will be a candidate for president for SYRIZA.

“Yes, I will be a candidate for the president of SYRIZA” the former mayor of Stylida told Action24, stressing however that “I will back down if Tsipras steps down”.

“My resume warrants to say and be absolutely believed that it has nothing to do with personal ambitions and agendas. It has to do with the fact that SYRIZA is in a twist and it has to do with the fact that all of us who are present want to put our backs, mainly and first of all for the unity the next day” said the well-known actor.

“Numbers and mathematics allow me to say that – if my comrades and the base want it, I will be able to respond to this project and be the next leader of SYRIZA,” he added.

To the question of whether he has the necessary mechanism to be elected, he answered meaningfully “I have held 7 local government elections, I have also launched my own party with 1.75% in the territory in 40 days, does that tell you something?”.

Regarding the expulsion, Kasselakis stated that he was not aware of politics and that he was completely unsuitable for SYRIZA. “I voted for him and supported him at the beginning, until I realized that he was unsuitable… He does not make for the leader of a left-wing party, he showed off his personal wealth on the channels” he said among others.

“I will back down if Tsipras steps down”

“I have the best opinion of Alexis Tsipras, our natural leader. I will never dictate to him – at least publicly – what to do. But if he comes back (runs for office) I will pack up immediately and say welcome back to him, leader” also said Apostolos Gletsos.