Yiannis Dragasakis, a historical member of the Left, and Euclid Tsakalotos, the head of Umbrella, were trying to balance between a narrative of victory that every power should support and an “accidental” defeat by a narrow margin. In the past, other high-ranking officials such as Nikos Filis, Panos Skurletis, George Tsipras have made similar statements to the embarrassment of Kumunduru. In fact, it was about “managing the situation” depending on the associations that will arise on the evening of May 21.

The upper echelons of Kumunduru have never seen “deserts” from the main and non-negotiable line of primacy in the ballot box of simple proportionality established by Alexis Tsipras. The “deep silence” that follows such statements, and the refusal to comment on the part of the President’s entourage, demonstrate the resulting indignation. However, when leaders like Yiannis Dragasakis confirm that there is a “non-disarmament” school of thought in a simple analogy, it is understandable that a debate is unfolding within the official opposition. And it did not take long for the former Deputy Prime Minister and Mr. Tsakalotos to provide the necessary explanations for their absolute support and conviction for the need for SYRIZA’s leadership. According to K’s secret information, after the first year of New Democracy’s rule, when the strategic structure of the party crystallized, Alexis Tsipras was categorically against any “asterisk” that would speak of alternative ways to return to Maximos’ palace. He cut out with a “knife” any thought and reference. Victory from the very beginning was politically moral and the only right way for someone who wants to rule, to gain confidence.

K last September, and also in December, published a few details about the commotion that has taken place regarding the results of the first Sunday and the possibility of a “sweet defeat” that some executives weigh but avoid. Or rather, that “not only Umbrella sees such a scenario. There are leading members of the institutions who clearly disagree with the absolute line of the “government of the victors”, although it is not said that they intend to openly challenge it. They argue that he does not “recommend a diversification strategy” to address specific electoral conditions that could bring SYRIZA to power even if it loses narrowly in 28 days. And they even add that a sufficient number of left-wing voters who will not support SYRIZA, even KKE voters, see with relief and hope the prospect of Alexis Tsipras forming a government, regardless of the outcome. There are no constants in politics. Only plans that are canceled and adjusted depending on the environment formed by the people’s will, according to the same sources.

Second votes in favor of the “first or nothing” strategy have long been heard in the background.

What is happening now? The line is “blurred” and many fear that the existing ambiguity could shift the focus of the “soft vote” from Piraeus to Koumundura. And that a climate of defeatism is cultivated. Alexis Tsipras of Germany was asked to take “chestnuts from the fire”, stating “it’s not a whim, it’s not our obsession that we say this will happen (progressive management) only if SYRIZA comes first, nor do we say vote. It’s called mathematics, simple mathematics. A government cannot be formed if the first party does not participate in it. And that’s what political logic and political ethics say.”

If earlier it was difficult with PASOK and Nikos Androulakis ruled out any possibility of cooperation, then the case of Alexis Georgoulis “froze” relations between the two sides even more. In Harilau Trikoupi, they found another opportunity to distinguish themselves from Kumunduru and reach out to centre-left voters, with the attacks relentless and loud. They constantly accuse SYRIZA of leaking the name of the applicant, of the reflexes shown by the party, as well as of the vulgar posts of candidates for deputies from the official opposition. From Kumunduru they reply in as calm a tone as possible that this does not follow from the facts, since no one in the European Parliament, not even the applicant’s family, knew anything.

Everyone in Komunduru is shocked by the new development. As for the electoral footprint of the event, the field is constantly being redrawn at the partnership level. In any case, self-criticism of the choice in the list of candidates in terms of popularity and “stardom” will happen much later, as in other parties. Respondents agree: “On the morning of Monday, May 22, everything will be checked on a new basis.”

Age composition of the electorate