ASYRIZA enters the final line for the June critical conference of Junewith the Central Committee meeting today and tomorrow to approve the positions and proposals of change in the statutes, thereby formally opening the pre -conference dialogue to party organizations.
The stakes are clear: Reconstruction, reboot and recovery of credibilityin a party that, after the troubled period of Kasselaki, remains democratically locked up, close to pre-Memorandum rates.
Statutes: A party with no trends but with “entry rules” in leadership
One of the most radical changes is to abolish trends, trying to end the years of pluralism that characterized the intra -party landscape. President Socrates Famellos estimates that this will create outward expression outward And it will upgrade the functioning of the party, without abolishing internal dialogue.
SYRIZA: bitter justification The conviction of Kasselaki for where you were
At the same time, the President’s election is “shielded” after the explosive experience of the rise of Kasselakis. The new statutes are foreseen:
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Mandatory deposit where you have
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A prerequisite of at least 5 years of party status or 3 -year participation in the CC
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Concentration of 10% signatures by the CC or 5,000 from the base
These are measures “Paratroopers” exclusion and restoring the party to a more organizational regularity.
In addition, it is routed renewal of all organs by 30%signaling a change of generation and persons, but without questioning historical continuity.
The shadow of Kasselakis and the judgment of the crisis
The conference could not ignore the trauma of the Kasselaki period. The report submitted describes his election as an event with destabilizing consequencesthe result of both the previous tiring introversion and a bullied political identity which undermined the role of SYRIZA as a progressive force.
He allegedly worked with ownershipwhich intensified with his proposal for a change of statutes. Famellou leadership now, performs Responsibilities in the then executiveswho did not react in time.
Strategy: collaborations or autonomous course?
In the political part, positions acknowledge that the split with the new left was a blowespecially with the stay of the retirees in parliamentary seats. However, the Invitation for progressive cooperation It remains active, although the reluctance of the other forces reinforces the need for autonomous reinforcement of SYRIZA as a “catalyst” of change.
The strategy remains multilevel: Trade unions, civil society, self -government and political partners – all in the light of a single serious and realistic left.
The stakes of the conference
The upcoming conference, 12–15 June, It’s not just an intra -party process. Is The KRA test for survival or definitive depreciation of a party that ruled the country for nearly five years.
SYRIZA attempts to recover the lost ground with the look at not only on the ballot box but to the social and ideological reconstruction.
The query remains: Can it become a power party again or will it remain a political ghost of another era?