Stathis Stavropoulos, the well-known cartoonist, wrote about what is happening between ELAS and Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA.

Also known as Stathis, he has been a member of the Left for decades and knows the scene like few others. That is why his commentary on what is happening between SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras is significant.

And it shows that even people on the Left see the truth: that the broader political sphere of Alexis Tsipras, whether it’s called SYRIZA or ELAS, lacks credibility.

In this context, Stathis comments that in all his years in politics, he has never seen a troupe like ELAS led by Alexis Tsipras. And he writes that the former prime minister has assembled a motley crew of mediocrities and “old schemers” with diverse ideological backgrounds.

But didn’t he do the same thing in SYRIZA? He had gathered officials of all kinds, from Evangelos Antonaros to Stefanos Tzoumakas and from Ralia Christidou to the members of ANEL led by Panos Kammenos.

And he concludes pointedly by writing that… he’s crying over his bosses’ money. It is well known, after all—and Stathis knows this all too well—that the former prime minister is being pushed by very powerful centers and oligarchs who want a compliant and weak government.

Nikos Karanikas says more or less the same thing, both regarding the caliber of the officials working alongside Alexis Tsipras as well as who is pushing the former prime minister and his party—and why.

Here is the relevant post: