The mutual trust between the president and the members of the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA was confirmed by the 4-hour meeting of the Organ on Tuesday evening.
The political conclusion is that both sides stated their opinions, poured -courageously- water into their wine and now the goal is to hold a smooth Congress and the best possible result in the European elections.
Stefanos Kasselakis revoked the letter he sent on Monday to the members of the Political Secretariat. “There was no meeting about the important problems of society and is it about the questionnaire?” he more or less mentioned in it, and urged the executives not to “chase chimeras”, and not to “feed conspiracy scenarios” that he wishes to build a party of I.X.
This letter had caused dissatisfaction among the members of the Body, which was expressed yesterday, with the result that in the end the various differences were bridged and the misunderstandings were resolved…
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Ask for trust
“What I am about to tell you is not a personal matter. However, if you can’t say you trust me, then say who you want. If you really don’t trust me, I live rebaptizing the will and mandate of the members” said Stefanos Kasselakis in his initial position and added that the party should go to the national elections “without the permanent questioning” of the president.
The members of the Political Secretariat initially thought that the president of SYRIZA asked them for unconditional support until 2027, otherwise he would proceed to new internal party elections from the grassroots immediately.
The majority of members expressed the opinion that it is not possible to have a “blank cheque” until the national elections and that “everyone is judged in the European elections”.
“Everyone is judged as political figures. He has our trust. And we his… We told him that if he gets a large percentage in the European elections, he will be judged positively. Accordingly, it will be responsible if we get a small percentage. He accepted it and clarified that he will not appeal to the base” a member of the Political Secretariat told us shortly after midnight…
He wants radical changes
“It’s clear there are operational and structural problems and that’s not just my finding, it’s something I’m getting from our members themselves. These party structures belong to another time” emphasized Stefanos Kasselakis in his introduction and committed to a statutory Congress, which will probably take place in the Autumn:
“I will make my proposals for constitutional changes when the constitutional Congress takes place, which will be a re-establishment Congress,” he said verbatim.
“This is not something we disagree on,” a top executive of Koumoundourou told us at the end of the meeting…
The next day
The result is that all sides after the end of the meeting seemed satisfied.
On the one hand, Stefanos Kasselakis received the trust he wanted from the party and proved that – for the moment at least – there is no one willing and able to challenge him.
So we understand that all rumors about a motion of censure and about … would-be dolphins who set up mechanisms and collect signatures from the members of the Central Committee are stopped.
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On the other hand, the members of the Political Secretariat got what they wanted. The controversial letter was withdrawn, they took the commitment that there will be no more surprises and the function of the Organ as a “political center” was reaffirmed.
The Conference will be held from Thursday to Sunday, based on the positions discussed during the pre-conference dialogue. Simply put, it was decided to leave the questionnaire off the agenda.
The goal from now on is for SYRIZA to go united to the Congress and to the pre-election period with Stefanos Kasselakis in the leadership of the party. And based on all the above, in SYRIZA they should feel optimistic that there is an end to the introversion of the last days…
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