Starting today, the Hellenic Police under Alexis Tsiprasis entering the “day after,” fueled primarily by the positive impressions that reached Amalia Street regarding the party’s debut and its name.This image, combined with the first polls (which were conducted before the official presentation) and placed “Tsipras’s party” in second place in the overall party rankings, sparked the start… of the war by the “anxious” Char. Trikoupis, with highly aggressive remarks directed at the newly formed party and, personally, at its president.
Today, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Tsipras will submit the Declaration to the Supreme Court with the signatures required by law, while he has already begun the organizational and communications structure of his party.
As expected, Theoni Kufonikolakou was appointed as press spokesperson, as it was determined that she had successfully proven herself in recent months through her nearly daily presence as the public relations director of the former prime minister’s Institute.
As confirmed by Mr. Tsipras’s associates, Ms. Kufonikolakou is supported by four deputy spokespeople, and all of them are new faces who have not transferred from SYRIZA.
The same will apply, they say, to the next “batch” of new Hellenic Police (ELAS) officials who will be introduced in the very near future, so as to cement the “new” character of ELAS and refute those who characterized it as “SYRIZA with a new tax ID number.”
According to the plan, this will be followed by the thematic definition of areas of action and organizational coordination across the country and at the central level. The goal is for the sector heads and coordinators to be appointed and take action by the end of June .
In the background, toward the beginning of fall, there is discussion of forming a “shadow government” so that “man-to-man” media appearances—specifically on television—can begin.
Although the information we reported ten days ago insists that resignations by SYRIZA officials are imminent, including even 2–3 of its MPs (though some are currently speaking of becoming independents), Amalia’s decision is that there will be no “mix of old and new” at this stage .
After the summer, however, the inclusion of “old guard” members is expected, whom Mr. in order to give substance to the “coalition,” as indicated by the name (“Greek Left Coalition”).
The events, tours, and door-to-door discussions with citizens will begin immediately but will be suspended in August due to the summer lull.
This cycle will conclude with Mr. Tsipras’s appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) as the leader of the new party, where he will present the ELAS program in detail and outline the central political priorities.
PASOK on the Warpath
PASOK launched a counteroffensive even before the new party was officially presented (by asking Mr. Tsipras whether he intends to … form a coalition government with New Democracy).
Yesterday, following the RealPolls poll that showed “Tsipras’s party” (note: the poll was conducted before the presentation) in second place with 14.1%, Maria Karystianou ’s “Hope” in third place (11.4), and PASOK in fourth (8.6), Char. Trikoupi further raised the stakes.
Beyond the familiar arguments regarding the Tsipras administration, the question she persistently raises concerns the finances of the new party. According to some interpretations, she is doing so as a diversionary tactic because Mr. Tsipras referred to the one-billion-euro debt that New Democracy and PASOK owe to the banks, with Char. Trikoupi officials responding that their own debt “is structured and being repaid normally.” (On this point, however, sources from the Hellenic Police refer to the detailed data on grants and contributions submitted to the Tax Office by Mr. Tsipras’s Institute).
A key point of contention was the former prime minister’s decision to no longer invite existing parties to collaborate —something he did …day and night in 2023, prompted by the issue of proportional representation, only to be met with a persistent “no” from Nikos Androulakis.
Ms. Koufonikolakou’s statement (late Tuesday night) that PASOK is not a sister party was widely exploited by its officials in the public discourse. As explained by sources close to Amalia, however, the ELAS spokesperson was referring to PASOK’s leadership (due to the reasons mentioned above) and not its social base.