Chr. Bernardakis sees the image of SYRIZA as ‘blurred’

The SYRIZA MP, Christoforos Bernardakis, expressed the belief that the political proposal of SYRIZA has not convinced the society that it has anything better to offer towards what we live and that is why it falls in the polls, saying that the image of the official opposition party is ” blurred “. He pointed out (First Program) that the main opposition party “wants a lot of work, with many angles, with realism and radicalism and with an inclusiveness”, elements “that are missing to build a majority political current. It has ideas, but does not make cuts. “.

“If SYRIZA does not take into account all the processes that take place in society and politics, it will limit the scope of its impact and this will later have its own consequences. very inclusive and at the same time “clean”. “He still has a deficit, which is the contradiction that at the moment he appears to want to give a boost to Greek society, but he has not clarified his responsibilities in relation to his own government,” he stressed.

So here is a “blurred” image that infiltrates even today in its positions which should acquire more “corners” and at the same time in the organizational and social part to become a much more inclusive and massive party. To have the ability to articulate in social spaces “, in the local government and in the unions”, the former minister clarified.

He explained that “it is not always completely clear” the image that SYRIZA broadcasts in relation to the changes required in society and what are the subjects of these changes. “It is an objective deficit faced by all the parties of the Left and Center-Left, how they measure procedures and proposals that can give hope,” he added.

“Tsipras to give a big political hug to Androulakis”

According to Mr. Bernardakis, SYRIZA must take very seriously the process of electing a new president of KINAL, saying that “it can not turn a blind eye to processes that take place in neighboring political spaces” and emphasizing that it must take them very seriously. in mind “in his political discourse, in his organizational views and in the governmental perspectives”, as nothing is given and acquired.

He estimated that Alexis Tsipras should behave a “political big hug” to Nikos Androulakis, who is also 5 years younger than him, with which to call him “in a progressive alliance on the basis of a program” and then exist evaluation of the new leader, “if of course this is the new president”

The SYRIZA MP, however, noted that “we will not have sharp turns, there will be no reversal of the electoral percentages”. He described the victory of Nikos Androulakis as very normal, “from the point of view that it makes sense for this area to try to flee forward”, with a new face that “does not reproduce contradictions symbolized in faces of an old agenda, a decade ago. “He is a new face. Let’s see what happens in the second round, but it is very difficult for him to lose.”

As Mr. Bernardakis said, “it remains to be seen whether KINAL manages to grow or shrink”, as it is not just a matter of changing faces, since it is very difficult to find the physiognomy given to them by the parties “. they have dehydrated in recent years their social and social-democratic character and have become the backbone of a very harsh neoliberal political austerity in Europe. ”

“It is not an easy task, it presupposes that Mr. Androulakis will give a clear social position, political, strategic, for the coming years. It is very difficult to achieve it, as he inherits a party with a specific path,” he noted.

Especially for KINAL, he predicted that he might increase his percentages a bit, but it is very difficult to reverse the situation. “Given the data, the processes are unlikely, it is very difficult for PASOK to reach 15%. For such a thing to happen, it means that any informal social contracts that have already been formed in recent years, must be overturned,” he added. .

“SYRIZA must not be a leftist party”

The former minister said that SYRIZA obviously should not be a left-wing party, but on the other hand it should not lose any of its dynamics and any social radicalism, not because it is appropriate, but because societies form promotional plans when in some way are dynamic.

He stressed that the “uprising of 2008 which was insulted and slandered, was a reflection of a social situation which we saw for the first time and after 4 years we had a complete reversal of the political scene. 2008 was the demand of a generation that had begun “to realize that he has no rights and prospects. He is not behind us, he is also in front of us, because unfortunately there are the same demands, things are worse,” he said.