“No to a one-party election of the President of the Republic” said today the president of SYRIZA-PS, Sokratis Famellos, speaking at the 4th Forum of the Economic Post.

Specifically, to the question of whether he will support the proposal of the New Left for Christos Rammos, Mr. Famellos replied:You will allow me to respond formally. THE SYRIZA The Progressive Alliance will position itself on the issue of the President of the Republic, but I think it would be a mistake for me to say something publicly before the Political Secretariat even meets for the first time. But: I will make some suggestions. This discussion should not take place in public terms, but in institutional terms.

Why should the proposal and the discussion end up in a very good proposal for a candidate for the President of the Republic. Second, I do not agree with a final outcome – if we ever get there, I say so in advance – of a one-party choice.

Always the election of the President of the Republic, with the provisions of the previous Constitution, gave an order to us to have composition, to have a consensus. Do not use the 151 of the new constitutional provision for a one-party election. And the person and choice of the President of the Republic must express the political principles of the Hellenic Republic and the Constitution. In other words, it must correspond to what the Hellenic Republic is. Will you tell me, are you saying something that is a given? Yes, but come on lately we have been particularly concerned about these elements of the rule of law and the Constitution. But it does not concern persons, nominations, that is what I want to make clear».

Mr. Famellos repeated the invitation to those disappointed by SYRIZA to return. In particular, he said:I am clear. I am asking those who were disappointed, demobilized, and with mistakes made – and I will not sit and make a mistake counter – to return and rebuild our party, I am talking about SYRIZA Progressive Alliance».