Today, Friday 5/5, the President of SYRIZA-PS leads a tour of Arta and Preveza, Alexis Tsipras. Mr. Tsipras began his speech in Arta by criticizing the prime minister for using government aircraft during the pre-election period. “I don’t believe this state belongs to anyone“, he said characteristically.

Alexis Tsipras emphasized that “for us there are no second-class citizens and regions.” He further referred to the actions of the SYRIZA government in the prefecture of Arta. “101 million euros from public funds went to projects in the prefecture of Arta,” said the President of SYRIZA, contrasting what happened during the reign of SYRIZA with the policy of the Mitsotakis government in the region. “The main thing they have done in the last 4 years is that they have discredited the public hospital of Arta,” said Alexis Tsipras emphatically.

“The May 21 elections are not elections with arbitrary voting, but elections that form a government. The first and third parties will be able to form a government,” Mr. Tsipras assessed and added that “if Mr. Mitsotakis is first, he will seize the opportunity and form a government“. “Don’t trust them. If this is the first party to have at least half a unit, it will want to take this opportunity to build a rag government through blackmail, pressure and even desertion.”.

Full speech by Alexis Tsipras:

He made it clear that “the only thing that can interfere with this plan is the first place for SYRIZA in the elections.” According to Alexis Tsipras, the dilemma of this ballot box is one: “do we change or keep sinking“.

“On the 21st of the month, whoever comes out first will form a government,” he repeated, and raised the ballot box dilemma, arguing that it was “Mitsotakis or change, Mitsotakis or SYRIZA and a government of progressive cooperation.” Faced with this dilemma, I believe that the vast majority have made up their minds because they think “it can’t go any further.”

“They blame us because SYRIZA is talking to me 1980s slogans. These passwords do not belong to anyone. And if the slogans have become relevant again, the responsibility of the right has not changed. The right of Mr. Mitsotakis, who surpassed his father, ”he emphasized then. “We ask the Greek people to scare them with our vote and attitude,” Alexis Tsipras said, and concluded by expressing confidence that on May 22 “we will form a government of progressive cooperation to move the country forward.”