Difficult equations for Alexis Tsipras

By Niki Zorba

There are constant changes in SYRIZA’s estimates for the time of the elections, with the majority being skeptical of election scenarios circulating for the polls in the summer, a few considering a more probable time for elections in the fall and some not considering Kyriakos at all unlikely. Mitsotakis to conclude that 2022 is not the right year for his government to be tested at the ballot box.

Wear

The election alarm is obviously flashing in SYRIZA depending on the political situation: In this phase, it is taken into account in their analyzes on the one hand that Maximou “pulls” a handbrake on the electoral field and on the other hand that before hot money falls from tourism in the market in summer, It is not appropriate for Mr. Mitsotakis to press the electoral “button”.

The prevailing reading in the official opposition, however, is that government damage is irreversible but – so far – not rapid.

Opera means that SYRIZA, on the one hand, has time to “work” on its dominant narratives, on the other hand, it flanks the government, inciting any social dissatisfaction with the government’s actions.

The main opposition party is not credited with government damage, it is now clear which poll, if SYRIZA chooses to count in its analysis. Theoretically, this is the major issue that has plagued Koumoundourou for more than a year now. In practice, however, they seem to have found a temporary way out of the assumption that traditionally, sooner or later, dissatisfaction with the government leads to the rise of the official opposition. That is to say, although a convincing alternative is sought from the citizens, it is prioritized in the collective unconscious: Let those who are ruling at the moment leave.

Henceforth, more and more people within SYRIZA are talking about the difference that is being cut between them and the N.D. and less for their own poll performance.

Economy

Alexis Tsipras has now decided to bring his party back into conflict with the government over the economy on completely aggressive terms. In a free (but faithful rendition) of what he says, he blames the government for failing to do anything significant in terms of economic indicators (the other day he insisted on an explosive rise in spreads and fiscal derailment) but also in terms of pandemic management and accuracy.

In fact, in their private discussions, competent party officials of SYRIZA appear convinced that the government, as it proceeds, will “bring a new memorandum”, having been derailed by its fiscal course.

There is, of course, an inherent contradiction in the attitude of the official opposition: Since it is ringing a “bell” for the debt and the budget of the country, how can it ask for brave support at the same time by reducing fuel costs and writing off part of the pandemic debts.

The answer for the time being “floats” between “if you did not party for the benefit of mothers with the money of the country you would have to give where you should” and the argument: “We handed over a paved economy and you dismantled it”. This is a “half” answer with the sole aim of deconstructing the “technocratic” government profile.

Balances

In any case, the president of SYRIZA has to settle down by May and his party. Where the internal party balances are fragile, SYRIZA is no longer threatened with disintegration or civil strife, despite the tensions.

“Umbrella” is reconstituted after the absolute surprise suffered by Alexis Tsipras with the decision for election of president and CoE. of the party by its members, has to give “battle” of correlations until the April congress, but not under threat of split. After the pan-Hellenic conference held last Sunday by Tasi, they are optimistic that they are a solid and predictable internal party size. But so far.

KINAL against N.D. AND SYRIZA with Karamanlis at the forefront

Charilaou Trikoupi is moving in a strategy of repelling the objections about “equal distances” between N.D. and SYRIZA. Not equal distances, equal are our big differences with ND-SYRIZA, it is the narrative, the head of the KINAL-PASOK Parliamentary Group, Michalis Katrinis, also spoke. The party presented arrhythmias on this attitude, with Andreas Loverdos leaving the first peaks.

The case of the beheading of the Lebanese Cave by the Ministry of Rural Development, together with the removal of Petros Doukas, was interesting and helpful for KINAL.

He found a “decompression” valve in the pressures and rallied his own audience by attacking the former prime minister, Costas Karamanlis, accusing SYRIZA of keeping alive the flirtation with the “Karamanli component” within it.

“They did not find a word to say about that period and the political responsibilities of the economic and moral bankruptcy of the country. For the fiscal collapse that led the country to the rocks of memoranda and economic supervision. No one in ND and SYRIZA dares to touch that period – even today (10.02.2022), Mr. Tsipras refused to say the name of Mr. Karamanlis! ..

We dare and attribute the responsibilities where they are really located and call them responsible “, says Charilaou Trikoupi, fully respecting the internal party balances, at the same time irritating the” anti-German “feelings of voters and executives who are on his side or found Kyriakou Mitsotaki.

In support of this, was the particularly caustic intervention of Odysseas Konstantinopoulos in Parliament, one of the close associates of Nikos Androulakis, who addressed SYRIZA but sending a two-way message, said: “Kammenoi is over, social democracy is coming.”

* Republished from the “Chapter” that is circulating