Stefanos Kasselakis speaks of a “sweeping victory” in his favor in a post on social media, stating that his internal party opponents “should accept the result – which is signed and checked by every OM and Prefectural – and we go smoothly to the Congress “, but “instead, they chose to produce fake results”.

Mr. Kasselakis adds that “since they claim to be winners, there is no reason to activate the legalization committee tomorrow to cut delegates”. “Do they have the majority? So let’s go to the congress with our elected congressmen, normally and democratically,” he says, adding that “activating a committee to issue certificates of social opinions to cut elected congressmen is an act of no return” and “it will backfire.” “As we have all seen, democracy cannot be blackmailed,” he comments.

The post of Mr. Kasselakis:

“Today you took the first big step for the return of Democracy to SYRIZA.

Thank you to the thousands of you who waited even hours to be certified, amidst the organizational chaos. Thank you to all of you who couldn’t vote because they were cut illegally, but went to the polls, they were there. This victory belongs to you too.

I thank our hundreds of volunteers, my partners, all of you. I congratulate all the delegates – on whichever side they were elected – and I wish them a successful presence at the Congress.

This sweeping victory does not have my name on it. It has the word Democracy written on it. Unfortunately, for months now, a small group has decided to delete this word from their vocabulary. Today, they should accept the result – which is signed and checked by every OM and Prefect – and we go smoothly to the Congress. Instead, they chose to produce fake results.

But the victory they claim is welcome. Since they claim to be winners, there is no reason for them to activate the legalization committee tomorrow to cut delegates. Do they have the majority? So let’s go to the congress with our elected congressmen, normally and democratically.

I am sounding the alarm: Activating a social welfare certification committee to cut elected members is an act of no return. It takes us back to the dark years of the post-racial Right and will be a stain that will remain forever on the body of the Left.

Such an act will not be tolerated by the soul of the faction, which showed its strength today. And it will backfire. As we have all seen, democracy is not blackmailed. Democracy is not hindered. Democracy is not excluded and does not exclude”.