Election of president and Central Committee of SYRIZA from the grassroots, proposes A. Tsipras, surprising SYRIZA

LAST UPDATE: 18.57

By Niki Zorba

The election of the president of SYRIZA and the Central Committee of the party from the base, ie its members, was suggested by Alexis Tsipras to the Political Council that met from approximately 11.30 to 19.00.

The president of SYRIZA announced to the members of the Political Council that this is his intention, which will be put forward by Alexis Tsipras for approval, directly at the SYRIZA Congress (31.03).

Converging information of Capital.gr states that the proposals of Alexis Tsipras surprised the members of the Political Council. There are already reactions from members belonging to the “Umbrella”, with a top executive talking about “apotheosis of metapolitics”.

Specifically, regarding the human geography of SYRIZA, the Movement of Members, the Pasokogenes and RENE are in favor of the changes proposed by Alexis Tsipras. The “Umbrella” was united.

An opera was also recorded in the result of the vote on Tsipras’ proposal for extfrom the base where 27 members voted in favor and the eleven members of the Umbrella voted against.

The Tsipras proposals

In the meantime, with their informal information note, SYRIZA sources informed about the suggestion of Alexis Tsipras in the Political Council, talking about the aspiration of its president to make SYRIZA “a different, open, attractive and more modern party aspires Alexis Tsipras, to become SYRIZA PS on the way to the new government. In this direction contribute both his proposal for the election of the leadership by the party members, as well as the radical proposals of the Statute Committee that were elaborated by party executives headed by Giannis Dragasakis “.

Based on the same sources, A. Tsipras proposed:

– Digital structure and function.
The possibility of digital or hybrid operation of the institutions is introduced at all levels of the party, except for living, which of course remains the rule, as well as the digital platform of the party is institutionally recognized and its role is upgraded as a tool not only of information but also of consultation and voting. .
– Simplification of the party membership process
With a simple application either in the OM, or centrally in the party, or in the electronic platform iSyriza.gr, every citizen who wishes becomes an automatic member of SYRIZA PS. In case of objections in order to protect the party politically, the members of the OM, which includes the new member, are given the opportunity to appeal against the membership in the Ethics Committee.

– Participatory and direct Democracy.

Members have a much more important role to play than discussing decisions already made as they gain the right to make crucial decisions, such as participating in a government, through universal referendums. Members also elect representatives not only to the Conference but also to municipal and regional steering committees and the National Council, thus strengthening their involvement at municipal, regional and national levels. They decide in by-elections, in which the party friends can also participate, to compile local ballots for national or local elections.

– Election of the party leadership directly from the party base.

According to the proposal submitted by Alexis Tsipras, the collective leadership of SYRIZA PS, both the Central Committee and the President of the Party will be elected directly by the members of the Party by universal suffrage, with a single list. The Congress of the Party will approve in addition to the text of the Political Decision and the candidacies for the Central Committee as well as for the Presidency of the Party. The universal suffrage will take place after the conference.
In this process, party members gain the power directly and without intermediaries to decide on their collective leadership. And this is a strong incentive to register members and participate in party processes for party friends and especially for young people who want to know that their participation makes sense, as they co-shape critical decisions.
It is also noted that there is no distinction between a body that elects the president and the Central Committee, so no one can claim that the proposal is aimed at a leading party but instead at a more democratic and participatory party.
Finally, this process preserves the possibility for trends to function as streams of ideas but prevents them from functioning as mechanisms for the reproduction of executives with the so-called “papers” in every conference. Direct elections will enable executives who have a positive reference to social development, which is usually reflected in the party base, to be able to be elected even if they do not join any of the existing party tendencies.

– Mandates of executives in Parliament – European Parliament – Central Committee.

The party that suggested the adoption of limits in the successive terms in the Constitutional Review could not but adopt them in its statutes. Therefore, it is proposed to introduce a ceiling in the three terms or in the twelve consecutive years in the Parliament / European Parliament and respectively in the Central Committee and the Political Secretariat of the Party, in order to ensure the renewal of the executive potential.

– Gender equality in the Central Committee.

Full gender equality, ie equal representation, is established at all levels, bodies and organs of the party, but also in the compilation of ballots for public office. This is a great innovation for Greek things as SYRIZA PS will be the first party in the country to adopt absolute equality of 50% -50% for men and women in its collective leadership. Until now there was a gender quota of 30%. In fact, the establishment of an Anti-Discrimination Observatory is envisaged as an attempt to overcome discrimination and in favor of inclusion, with the power to investigate allegations of discrimination in advance and, if deemed appropriate, to refer it to the Ethics Committee.

Establishment of an Ethics Committee / disciplinary sanctions

A detailed grid of obligations of the members is formed, in correspondence with their extended rights. In this context, an Ethics Committee is established, directly elected by the Conference, in order to monitor the observance of the statutes and to impose disciplinary sanctions where necessary, through a process that ensures the rights of members and the implementation of the statutes. For serious disciplinary offenses the Ethics Committee with an increased majority of 2/3 may decide to suspend the membership or even to delete it.

Earlier, Capital.gr in a report entitled “SYRIZA: The Political Council is meeting for the” letter “of the Conference” broadcast:

A new party teleconference is taking place early today at noon in SYRIZA. Not with current issues or with the disputed Dawn, this time.

SYRIZA and the party body of 41 members, which is meeting under Alexis Tsipras, are called to resolve issues concerning the “letter” of its third congress. Issues that are already pending from previous meetings of the PS, important enough for the course and the party “health” of all: Conference texts and party statutes in view of the Congress.

In the “letter” of the conference, the … “spirit” will obviously be reflected: The texts for the decision for the formal and ideological enlargement of the new SYRIZA must be reflected, it is the message of the majority. Our identity messages should not be blurred, we are a party of the Left, says the internal party minority, of Umbrella.

Given that this debate began at this party organ on Christmas Eve where it was decided to try to “synthesize” the views and remarks of the two sides, today’s meeting is not held in “uncharted waters”. It has been preceded by fermentation and consultation.

Parallel worlds
However, the climate is already tense within SYRIZA (less than a week has passed since the episodic meeting on the future of Dawn), therefore, despite the general intentions that SYRIZA’s party rallies are not a source of negative comments and impressions about introversion and “slaughter “to his political opponents, no one can safely say that there will be no tensions.

Especially from the moment when members (individually and not the Tass as a whole) of the Umbrella, charges the majority that it has a plan to de-ideologize the party in order to “turn” it more easily to the Center and at the same time, members of the majority accuse them from the left. for fixation of the party and desire to “sabotage” the enlargement.

In the above, Alexis Tsipras, for the time being, follows a tactic of “composition”, as described by his interlocutors. Not by conflict but by composition he will try to soften the corners within the party. The “hot episodes” will not disappear, as the leadership of Koumoundourou and the residents of the party Jerusalem know. However, attempts are made to “extinguish” them as suddenly as the hearths of quarrels light up.

SYRIZA is not a nice atmosphere (although the prospect of early elections and the “signal” Tsipras: The goal is to oust Mitsotakis, they work aggressively to a degree). On the other hand, when was the official opposition party a nice, solid group to be stirred up now by contradictions in internal goals?