“There is no risk of bank failure, there is a risk of household bankruptcy,” stressed Alexis Tsipras in an interview he gave to Alpha on Tuesday morning.

The President of SYRIZA PS emphasized that “Mr. SYRIZA knows and can“, thus answering the question why people should trust SYRIZA. He said that it is not enough just to be invincible and different when you want to rule the country, and the experience is very useful because “the people want change and certainty.” He added that he has experience of running the country “at the most difficult moments of its history” and that the SYRIZA government managed to get the country out of the memorandums and repay the debt, but “when the Mitsotakis government came, there were expectations that everything would get better, but they did not get better.” that the feeling he has where he is is that there are many dissatisfied, there are people who feel that their expectations have not been met, such as the middle class, and others who have been targeted, such as workers and pensioners.

When asked why he insists on a debate between himself and Mr. Mitsotakis, he said that “the dilemma of the ballot box ‘Tsipras or Mitsotakis’ was posed by Mr. Mitsotakis, and when you pose this dilemma, you must be prepared to compare yourself from who you consider your main rival.” He added that he himself, as Prime Minister, proposed a debate, and then only between them, with Mr. Meimarakis, and this helped the political dialogue. Because, he added, citizens want to see proposals and political discourse. He noted that both Macron and Le Pen had an open dialogue rather than a staged debate, noting that “Mr Mitsotakis denied it in 2019 and continues to deny it now.” “Obviously, we should all go chat together, but usually, especially in such strict conditions, these conversations are a little soupy and people don’t understand a lot,” he continued. “Why not start an open meaningful dialogue, not a confrontation in the sense of a conflict on marble threshing floors, a dialogue so that the world understands our positions? What is he afraid of?” he said.

Mr. Tsipras wondered how Mr. Mitsotakis“who wants to say that she has a European profile” demonizes the cooperation of governments that takes place throughout Europe.

When asked about the positions of MeRA25 and G. Varoufakis and if it affects a possible collaboration, Mr. Tsipras said that he did not know what the program was and what exactly Mr. Varoufakis had said. He emphasized that “in cooperation governments are made on an agreed program basis, in a cooperation government, whoever has 3% or 4% can set their own conditions, funny“. He emphasized that “we make an open appeal to all progressive forces to create a government of long-term, broad cooperation and strong influence on society on the basis of an agreed program.” He stated that “I don’t want to get ahead of anyone” and that “there are many ways to support the government, either by participating in it or by being tolerant.”. “Four days ago I was with Chancellor Soltz, do you think he received me to discuss the prospects for a progressive government in the country, if he thought our goal was to accept such proposals? I think it’s funny.” “There is no such risk for the country, there is no risk of bank failure, there is a risk of household bankruptcy,” said the President of SYRIZA.

Source: RES-IPE