By Antonis Anzoletou

New facts are constantly being added to the quicksand-like political landscape. No one knows “where the ball will sit” and whether six months from now there will be a clear picture of how the parties are marching towards the elections. The equation is multifactorial and the unknown “X” that will judge the developments are many. Starting with SYRIZA, the next president will judge a lot about the future of the current official opposition. Will the new head of Koumoundourou succeed in rallying a large part of the old base and what position will Alexis Tsipras take? The “game” appeared from the debate to be played between Sokratis Famellos and Pavlos Polakis. Two faces starting from different starting points. The political landscape will be different if SYRIZA manages to “climb” to a double-digit percentage and clash with PASOK for second place, and a different scenario will be formed if the collapse proves to be irreversible. In any case, the dismissal of SYRIZA from the official opposition position changes the geographical map of the Parliament and the budget will highlight the new poles. In Harilaou Trikoupi they have been functioning as the official opposition for the last time anyway.

The role of Nikos Androulakis will also be pivotal, as he will soon have to show a governmental dynamic that was missing from the movement in the previous period. The consolidation at rates above 20% is “out of nowhere” in order to prove that it is the only threat to the New Democracy. His new political role gives him an extra boost, as PASOK was last in the position of official opposition in the period 2007-2009. If the numbers do not flourish, the “murmur” will return to the “green camp”, as after the last internal party elections expectations have increased. In the event that PASOK does not advance significantly in the polls, the debate on the need to create a single pole of the center-left will return.

The new body of Stefanos Kasselakis will be added to political geography, which will be announced on Saturday early at noon. How many MPs will still follow him is the first crucial question and whether he will manage to change the composition of the Plenary with a new parliamentary group. Its goal is to consolidate itself as a political force whose entry into Parliament will not be disputed in the run-up to the elections. The fragmented space of the center-left can hardly be a threat to the current government, which, however, has shown signs of fatigue recently. The economy is the field to which Kyriakos Mitsotakis will turn his attention. After the break with Antonis Samaras, the political event that will determine a lot for the next day will be the election of the President of the Republic. Mr. Mitsotakis will seek not to test the cohesion of the majority at a time when everyone is waiting for what will be the next moves of the former prime minister. The budget battle will come first, but the majority doesn’t seem worried. In the multi-complex puzzle, the smaller parties will also play a pivotal role, especially amid the rumor that there is a change in the electoral law and an increase in the threshold for entering the Parliament to 4% or 5%.