Costas Zachariadis takes over party spokesman
His proposals for the position of the new secretary, the Deputy Secretary and the Party representatives, he submitted speaking at the first meeting of his new Central Committee. SYRIZA-PS, The President of the Socrates Famellos Party.
After thanking outgoing secretary Rania Svigou and stressed her positive role she proposed:
-For the position of the secretary with great pleasure I suggest the mate Stergio Kalpaki. Stergios is a young man, 35 years old, a postgraduate scientist with a postgraduate degree in humanitarian studies and new technologies.
– For the position of the Deputy Coordinator I suggest our companion Anastasia Sapuna. These two persons symbolize the new face of SYRIZA Progressive alliance. “
He continued thanked George Karameros and announced the next party spokesman: “I would like to thank George Karameros, who has deserved the party for the last 7 months. Comrade Costas Zachariadis is taking over a new spokesman, “he said.
Giving the framework of the changes, he said: “I believe that these three proposals, as well as the proposal of the Political Secretariat, provide renewal of persons, feedback and policies, respect for our ideas and principles. The companions I propose ensure both the experience and the renewal. “
In his speech he gave the message that SYRIZA, “against the system of power and corruption that has set up the right -wing regime, returned strong, reinforced, united.”
“This Central Committee will fight the overthrow in the next national elections,” Socrates Famellos said and launched an attack on the government and personally to Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the OPEKEPE scandal. He said: “They stole the money of the Greek people to distribute them to their own children and set up a customer state to win the election. And Mr. Mitsotakis makes the ancestor. Six years of supposedly “Staff State” and Mr Mitsotakis says again “I didn’t know”, “I didn’t understand”, “I didn’t know”, “misleading”.
No one believes him anymore. He knew everything. They stole the subsidies of the honest farmers and did business with “Frape” and “Haep”. Normal mafia. The resignations of Mrs Voridis, Chatzivasiliou, Stamenitis, Boukourou, tell us nothing. We are waiting and demanding the resignations of Kella, Kefalogiannis, Tsiara, Pierrakakis, Floridis. And many others that we learn every day. Half a cabinet is entangled in the scandal.
He then clarified the position of SYRIZA: “Resigning this corrupt government. And elections to emerge a progressive government that will bring the regeneration of the country and the Greek people. We know that oligarchy will disrupt many plans that will maintain right -wing policies and choices. They see the end and the collapse of Mr Mitsotakis. And they want to set up another system of power for their interests. That’s why we are clear. No negotiation and atonement in right -wing policies. No tolerance and consensus. Only one progressive government can guarantee the future and interests of the country. As with the government of Alexis Tsipras’ left in 2015. “
He went on to say: “For this reason we are calling for elections: to overthrow the right neo -liberal policies, social injustice, and the oligarchy served and represented by Mr. Mitsotakis and his government.”
He then assured that a progressive SYRIZA government:
– will reduce VAT and excise duties,
– will break the bank cartel,
– will protect the first residence and business housing,
– will give a way out to the stalemate of the roof,
– will give the 13th pension – as our government had done –
– It will directly invest 2 billion euros in health for staff fees.
He made special reference to foreign policy by saying that “Greece with Mr Mitsotakis counts defeats and mistakes in foreign policy. It is not meant for Greece to be silent on the violation of international law and the genocide that continues in Gaza. “
Generally, he said: “How many lies, how many scandals, how many defeats do we still afford? That’s why the solution is just the elections as soon as possible. ” He accused the other progressive opposition parties of refusing to “sit on the table of dialogue to find a common gait – at least in the big and important – by essentially playing the system game that wants a split and divided progressive opposition” to add: ” The strengthening of SYRIZA-PS. “
He emphasized the intra -party: “To put an end to the personal aspirations and trends that often functioned as a party within the party. We have elected a very high renewal, 75% of the elected 2022 and 60% of its composition before the conference! “