“As a perennial opponent of the Left I want to see it go even lower. I believe that the election of Polakis will lead SYRIZA to a new spiral of splits. It is certain that with Polakis as leader, half of those you see in SYRIZA will also leave. And this is how the story of the discrediting of this party will continue, until its exit from the parliament”, the Minister of Health said to SKAI and on the show “Kalimera” with Fai Mavragani Adonis Georgiadis.

“The election of Polakis will be a joyful gift for all of us, their opponents,” he added.

At the same time, Mr. Georgiadis referred to the leak by Alexis Tsipras that he had communicated with the 87 and requested that they allow St. Kasselakis to participate in the internal party process and described as “impressive” the fact that it was leaked at this specific time.

Regarding the role of official opposition that PASOK now assumes, the Minister of Health said: “For Greece to have less toxicity in politics and more political confrontation, it is a good thing”, emphasizing that “the PASOK of Mr. Androulakis is a party that says “No” to everything. “No” in everything makes you a strong party of protest, but not of power”

Referring to the free afternoon surgeries, Mr. Georgiadis pointed out that “from Thursday, the first surgeries will begin on 1,479 patients”. He also clarified that “over the years there have been 100,000 waits, with the longest waiting period being 7 years. Most patients wait 1-2 years.”

Asked to comment on the statements of K. Karamanlis that “the different reading and even the strong criticism should not be demonized”, the minister. Health said: “No one disagrees with this. For no president to write someone off is not pleasant. But there are moments when it cannot be done otherwise. And Mr. I’m sure Karamanlis once deleted people and it wasn’t pleasant for him.”