With 31 MPs and officially SYRIZA. Alexandros Avlonitis, Kyriaki Malama and Rallia Christidou sent separate letters to the Speaker of the Parliament, Konstantinos Tasoula, on Sunday afternoon, officially announcing their independence from the SYRIZA PS’s KO.

A letter – declaration of his independence from SYRIZA-PS was sent on Saturday to Konstantinos Tassoulas and Kilkis MP Petros Pappas.

Their independence had already been announced on Saturday by the Corfu MP Mr. Avlonitis, the MP Kilkis Mr. P. Pappas, the Member of Parliament B3′ of the South Sector of Athens, Ms. Christidou and Halkidiki Member of Parliament Mrs. Malama.

Essentially, for the first time in history, a party of the official opposition is in danger of being unstuck from its institutional role. SYRIZA and PASOK now have an absolute “tie” in seats, out of 31, however SYRIZA remains in the official opposition, as it had a larger percentage in the 2023 elections. However, according to information, five more MPs are reportedly leaving the party.

The strength of the parties in the Parliament is formed as follows:

SW 156

SYRIZA-PS 31 (35-4)

PASOK-Change Movement 31

KKE 21

Greek Solution 11

New Left 11

Victory 10

Freedom Sailing 6

Spartans 5

Independents 18 (14+4)

“Stain of apostasy and conspiracy plan”

They denounced the independence of MPs to the SYRIZA PS, calling it a “stigma of apostasy and a conspiracy plan”.

“At this moment, SYRIZA PS is completing the institutional procedures of the extraordinary conference with the speeches of the four candidates. Some, however, believe that they can move their parliamentary seats as they move their bodies,” stated circles of the official opposition.

“However, after yesterday’s events, one can easily see that the seats that we hear are being vacated today are not transferred to Stefanos Kasselakis, but much more they carry the position of the official opposition to Mr. Androulakis. In the same way that they will carry the stigma of apostasy. This can be nothing more than a conspiracy plan that wants to remove the role of official opposition from SYRIZA PS” they pointed out.

“So far! SYRIZA PS has proven that it is not a dead body like those who are trying to break its body. Because both in the opposition and in the government, he always expresses the social anxiety of the citizens and will not allow any project of interests to determine his future” they say.

“Kasselakis Organized Plan”

SYRIZA accused Stefanos Kasselakis of an organized plan, which had emerged a long time ago, announcing the completion of the work of the extraordinary conference. During the conference, the true aspirations of Stefanos Kasselakis were fully revealed, as well as the organized plan that had been emerging for some time,” it is emphasized.

“He had the rival party ready for days and, while he was supposedly protesting outside the Congress, he had the announcement and the offices of the new party ready. Everything that happened yesterday with the mobbings and the verbal and not only attacks have nothing to do with the Left and the progressive space, just as it has nothing to do with him, as it turned out,” notes Koumoundourou.

“Petros Pappas is a willing defector”

Especially regarding the independence of Petros Pappas, in a statement SYRIZA notes that he was “distinguished” for a series of positions and initiatives, which were outside the framework of the Left and for which he had been reprimanded.

“His political presence reflects the genre and stigma of the ‘new, coming’. He himself is a typical sample of Kasselakis party executive. Now that the liquidation plan of SYRIZA has been revealed, a leader and implementer is entering it.”

“He will always remain steeped in infamy. He will always bear the stigma of the willing renegade. Especially if a party is found, besides Kasselakis, to gather him and save him from political obscurity” concludes Koumondourou.