SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras addressed the main opposition party’s Central Committee raising two dilemmas and calling on its members to decide whether they will let the government get worn out or try to cause early polls by preventing the election of a new Greek President of the Republic.
Earlier in the day, SYRIZA’s Central Committee concluded its deliberations and approved by majority the draft policy plan, which was in the line of Tsipras’ strategy.
Tsipras said that SYRIZA’s political planning should be determined within weeks or even days, as unexpected developments in Greece may occur at any time.
The party has two strategic options in front of it, Tsipras said. One is to let the government wear out, which could take until 2016 and have a catastrophic impact on the country. The second is to try to force early elections within 2014, an option that was supported by Tsipras himself.
On the President of the Republic’s elections and SYRIZA’s tactics, Tsipras said this was not a technical issue but mainly a political one. He added that preventing the election of the President is an important decision that cannot be done on a central and institutional level but based on political and other initiatives. In this context, SYRIZA will take initiatives according to its policy commitments, he said, citing as an example the gathering of signatures on the submarines issue.
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