In a statement issued by the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA, it puts an end to the candidacy of Kasselakis for the presidency of the party. In it it is emphasized that “after the deadline for submitting nominations for the presidency of the party and according to the decisions of the Central Committee, the nominations for approval at the conference are: Apostolos Gletsou, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellou, Nikos Farandouris”.
At another point there is an attack against Stefanos Kasselakis without even mentioning his name. Specifically, they state:The different misleading registers, separate buildings, references to coups and dictatorships are choices offensive to our history and antagonistic to our perspective. They are options for the preparation of another competitive party in SYRIZA – PS and its democratic processes”.
We remind you that for his part, Stefanos Kasselakis insists that the Congress has the final say on the nominations.
The relevant excerpt of the announcement
“SYRIZA-PS proceeds organized, democratically, with collectiveness and with absolute observance of the statutory provisions in the extraordinary congress and in the election of the president of the party, in accordance with the decisions of the Central Committee and the statutory provisions. The conference will also have the possibility of digital participation.
Unfortunately during this course, phenomena incompatible with our common course were observed. The non-acceptance of the collective decisions and the provisions of the statute, the extrajudicial proceedings against the central committee and the political secretariat, are politically unthinkable options.
The different misleading registers, separate buildings, references to coups and dictatorships are choices offensive to our history and antagonistic to our perspective. They are options to prepare another competitive party to SYRIZA – PS and its democratic processes.
After the deadline for submitting nominations for the presidency of the party and according to the decisions of the Central Committee, the nominations for approval at the conference are: Apostolos Gletsou, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellou, Nikos Farandouris.
Through these processes, SYRIZA-PS will emerge stronger, so that it can fight with all its might to honor the mandate of the Greek citizens for a reliable official opposition, constituting a solid bulwark in the anti-popular plans of the Mitsotakis government.
SYRIZA – PS must organize the socially necessary and necessary progressive counter-attack, defending the interests of the large social majority, with the aim of progressive change in society and the country, and a credible alternative governance proposal”.
Gerovasilis in the PG: “The party is threatened by Kasselakis”
During the meeting, Olga Gerovasili attacked Stefanos Kasselakis. “When it suited him the decisions were democratic, when they stopped suiting him they became diversionary. Stefanos Kasselakis is now hurling threats at the party when he says his supporters “will not be gentle and kind” at the conference. The party is openly threatened by this side. We are not all to blame for the current state of affairs in the party, as shallowly put. We have a historical responsibility to defend our principles and values”.
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