“Election of a leader exactly as the party’s statute provides”, emphasized Olga Gerovasili, in a discussion she had with journalists, in the context of the 4th conference of SYRIZA and after she had already announced her candidacy.
Mrs. Gerovasilis left a point against Stefanos Kasselakis, saying that in his own short response to her speech, “he made an omission, he did not say that the election will be held as provided for in the statute, as was done in the election of Alexis Tsipras and in continuation of Mr. Kasselakis himself”.
And he explained that “the statute provides that the election of the leader takes place one month after the proclamation and that it will be done by ballot”.
“The conference is not statutory and cannot change the process”
It is noted that Stefanos Kasselakis, accepting the candidacy of Olga Gerovasilis for the presidency of SYRIZA, stated that “we must go as quickly as possible to presidential elections on March 10 and go hybrid (including with ballots and digital), for to have the maximum possible participation. This is my suggestion to the conference, which will decide.”
For her part, Mrs. Gerovasili noted that the conference will decide tomorrow, Sunday, whether the election of a leader will finally take place.
He added, however, that “the conference is not statutory and cannot change the election process – that is, the period of one month and that it is done by ballot.”
As for the commitment of Stefanos Kasselakis, the day after the presidential election, to remain in the party regardless of the result, Olga Gerovasili, when asked what she will do, characteristically commented: “I don’t consider it necessary to answer the obvious. My course in the lineup guarantees it.”
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