The image that has developed in the political arena and is reflected almost daily mainly inside parliament a few months before the official and formal definition of the day when ballot boxesthere was a feeling that the country was moving towards one pre-election period extreme polarization. Reality belied this feeling.

But the road to tomorrow national elections it has been “colored” by a series of events, events and even elections, the dynamics of which in shaping the election results will now be confirmed in just the next 24 hours.

When the Presidential Decree dissolving Parliament and calling elections for May 21 was sealed in Parliament on April 22, the mood across the country was heavy due to fatal train accident in Tempe. The initial feeling from the perspective of the political scene was that this tragic event would cost the ruling party dearly.

The days went by and his guidance New Democracy coupled with how they were trying to take advantage of this mainly in the official opposition party, as well as some of the events that were happening in problematic ways to the right and left of the ND, the data seemed to change relatively quickly.

With the formal start of the pre-election period, a major crisis erupted in the Greek Solution, which, against the backdrop of serious accusations of black money and desertion, ended with the departure of two former Anta deputies. Milonakis and Aikatherinis Alexopoulos.

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This was preceded by a crisis around him SYRIZA in the case of complaints against MEP Alexis Georgoulis for rape and bodily harm to a woman – executive PASOK.

A little later, a new crisis erupted in Kumundura, this time on a purely political level: a few days after Al. Tsipras that he hopes for a progressive form of government cooperation only if SYRIZA appears first, the two top leaders, G. Dragasakis and Eucl. Tsakalotos, they gave a different version, showing that even as a second party, it could, under certain conditions, explore the possibility of forming a government.

The corresponding discussion lasted for a long time, passing through various stages, among which were such versions as “government of tolerance” or “special assignment”. Recipients of the invitation, PASOK, KKE And Day25in all cases they rejected every scenario.

So, among other things, Dem. Koutsoubas spoke of a “progressive muff government” and G. Varoufakis said he prefers to cut off his arm from his shoulder, and the President of SYRIZA blames his former minister, who in the meantime remembered the parallel system with transactions in euros.” Dimitra” – that he held the same views as Mr. Schäuble. The damage has clearly been done, given that this public bravado has also brought back memories of the SYRIZA-ANEL government.

The latter, as expected, spurred Mr. Mitsotakis’ campaign speech and reinforced the well-known slogan “Shall we move forward or turn back?” That’s why the “backs” no longer needed to talk as much as the main characters of that period did.

Kasidiari Party

In those early days of the official pre-election period, the issue of the Kasidiaris party, its ban by the Supreme Court, and greater mobility represented on the extreme right spectrum of the political scene were also central. subject of discussion.

After that, the President of the ND, he decided to continue the positive agenda and therefore, in addition to the official program positions, he enriched his trips with announcements of new measures.

For example, on May 8 from Eleusis, he announced three new measures for the next four years: a youth travel pass with a subsidy of 150 euros per year for cultural, tourism activities and transport, a 10% reduction in ENFIA for insured residences. for the whole year during natural disasters, wage reform for civil servants, increase in family allowance for parents with children.

“Yesterday”, however, in its various versions, also made itself felt on other occasions during this pre-election period: “which Plastiras, which Papagos”, which put pressure on the SYRIZA-KKE relations, the fierce opposition to Tsipras is usually mentioned – Androulakis about who is the political heir of Andreas Papandreou.

The last stroke in this rich table of events of the pre-election period was the day before yesterday, as you know, the question of Katrugalu, which had a negative impact on SYRIZA.