Today’s meeting of the Central Committee was in fact the first and most important turning point for him. SYRIZA-PSafter an elective “pain shock” – as he himself described it Alexis Tsipras – May 21st.

After four “torturous” days of simmering, during which different approaches were expressed to the reasons for the defeat, as well as the next day with an eye on the June 25 elections, numb, exchanging bitter smiles and friendly hugs, the leaders of SYRIZA have been gathering at the Intercontinental since early morning, waiting for the speech Alexis Tsipras.

Perhaps the President of SYRIZA arrived almost two hours after the scheduled meeting, but this time of “waiting” was not politically and semiotically empty. On the contrary, it highlighted low-key “wells” of members and leaders, small personal and collective bills for a difficult election night, and a collective sense of “impatience” for the “line” that Alexis Tsipras was about to set. in his speech.

At one of the most interesting moments of the meeting, Efi Ahtsioglu, Pump Iliopoulos And Alexis Haritsis – in a short time, three of the youngest, but at the same time more prominent and “successful” (judging by the “crosses” they received in the elections) leaders entered the conference hall. The latter two, in fact, talked for several minutes, with Efi Ahtsioglu, standing next to the journalistic positions, commenting that “we are improvising,” perhaps referring to the first public positions of party officials after the defeat in the elections.. After all, Mrs. Ahtsioglu used the same phrase in her interview with Kokkino that same morning.

Some”spatial” observations. One of them concerns the newly ordained in Thessaloniki, Rania Traskia who sat in the front row a stone’s throw from the “step”. On the other hand, one had to search in the middle ranks to find such historical figures of the party as he was. Niko Fili And Nikos Vutsis. Among the latter, the former Minister of Finance, Euclid Tsakalotos. “I fight like everyone else,” he replied to his comrades who greeted him. More dynamic in this area was Elena Akrita, who was elected as a deputy by the results of the state vote.

“Declare an end to mourning”

If the atmosphere was melancholic and somewhat awkward, then the appearance of Alexis Tsipras in the hall caused a stormy and prolonged applause, culminating in the speech of the President of SYRIZA with the “slogan of reorganization” the next day: “We will declare mourning and we will sound the alert. This is our duty today: to regroup, to regroup immediately. Now. Without any delay. And let’s fight a new election battle,” he said characteristically.

President of SYRIZA again took responsibility for the election resultdo not hesitate, however, to directly and severely criticize people and relationships. “We have no right to intemperance and confrontation, which even now some do not avoid, and this shows that we did not understand anything from the popular verdict,” he said and added: “We need modesty and not repeating behavior that cost us dearly . “

Next, Mr. Tsipras tried to formalize the reasons for the defeat of SYRIZA in three main points. Firstly, that N.D. “managed to impose its agenda, the agenda of fear”, secondly, in the “forced defense of simple proportionality, which it could not advance due to the failure of other forces” and, thirdly, in the image of the party, which “was not an image, radiating coherence and composition.”

The President of SYRIZA made it clear that “the last thing the country needs against the right is stupid competition between opposition forces”, but did not fail address other than ND and in PASOK:”It makes sense to wish for a revival of the systemic two-party system. This bipartisanship, which threw the country on the rocks of bankruptcy, is over,” he stressed.

“Good fight, let’s go win,” was the last message of Alexis Tsipras. A message that brought back—if only for a few minutes—a few smiles to the assembled world. Previously, the President of SYRIZA delivered a “triptych of reorganization” in connection with the June 25 elections: “organize our presence in a coordinated manner from today, reorganize the central election committee and election commissions throughout the country, arrive at the election campaign, which will take into account the new data.”

The speech of Alexis Tsipras ended, and while some were waiting for the nomination process to begin, the party secretary Rania Svigu submitted a proposal that there should be no speeches at this stage, but texts with proposals from those members who wish to be appointed. From the side Nikos Voutsis asked to appoint from the side of the Commission any leaders they wish.. In the end, Svigo’s proposal was overwhelmingly approved and the meeting ended.