In what has been happening lately in SYRIZA was mentioned speaking at Open o Pavlos Polakis.

“Party statutes are not explained by constitutionalists, but by the parties themselves,” he said, commenting on the reactions from Kasselakis’ side to his “discount” from the party’s leadership. He also mentioned, among other things, that it was his fault for supporting him last year Stefanos Kasselakis.

The MP of Chania and candidate for the leadership of SYRIZA said that the party is at a critical juncture, he argued that the censure procedure followed in the Central Committee was done “exactly on the basis of the statute”, while – in response to the phrase used by Mr. Kasselakis in his deputation to the Central Committee on Sunday – he commented that “hoods were worn by the dosilogos and not by the Left”.

“Kasselakis saw that he cannot proceed with the creation of a new formation and is doing this,” he then assessed, saying that the former president of SYRIZA “seeks publicity and wants fuss”.

“If a minister is censured and passed, won’t he resign?” he then wondered. He also criticized Mr Kasselakis for “exaggerating personal life and personal choice” which he said “covered up a lot of the right things”.

Asked about his attitude in relation to the bill for same-sex couples, he replied that “it is unheard of for the official opposition to impose party discipline and not the government”, while he emphasized that “if I were a homophobe I would not nominate Kasselakis as leader of SYRIZA”. . “I disagree with surrogacy. And I also disagree with heterosexual couples because it’s a trade,” he then clarified.

Regarding his candidacy, he said that SYRIZA must formulate a popularly understandable and socially necessary program, which will not have as its front page “entitlementism, but labor, people’s rights”.

His positions, as he said, include the repeal of memorandum laws as well as the return to the public of certain companies, while he noted that he raises the issue of transparency and justice. “The country went bankrupt because the political staff and the financial oligarchy knew they would go unpunished,” he said and argued that “a part of justice was controlled by the political power.”