His MEP spoke of a “shock defeat”. SYRIZA-PS, Dimitris Papadimoulis in his televised speech on Monday morning, noting that SYRIZA should be engaged in “strengthening the team”, “investing in the future” and “use new generation leaders such as Efi Ahtsiokhlou, Alexis Charitsis and Nasos Iliopoulos“.

Speaking to SKAI, Mr. Papadimoulis explained that “leadership is out of the question when you have an election in a monthand noted that “there is a goal, in the elections under the leadership of Tsipras – on the go – to make changes, adjustments and corrections to make things better.”

He calculated that “in addition to the weaknesses and mistakes in four years, we also had the demobilization of SYRIZA in recent weeks”, while he mentioned that “after the elections, we will create a fund”, estimating that it will be “Extraordinary meeting procedure started» in SYRIZA.

“Alexis Tsipras is the leader who raised the party to 35% in the government. He was elected with 99% of the vote and he is currently leading this effort,” added the SYRIZA MEP, pointing out, however, to the position that “we must invest in the team” because “the leader model does not suit us“.

And he added that “it is useful – and the collective bodies will appreciate it – to use leaders of a new generation, such as Efi Ahtsioglu, Alexis Haritsis and Nasos Iliopoulos.”

Mr. Papadimoulis stressed the need for SYRIZA to “strengthen the opposition’s credibility with a political agenda, political and programmatic clarity”, noting that “2023 not 2015“. Finally, he calculated that “Mitsotakis’s second four-year term would be worse than the first”.