To avoid electoral disappearance by any way possible, N. Androulakis, A. Tsipras, M. Karystianou and Z. Konstantopoulou.
With the polls underway the… prototypical teams of Androulakis, Tsipras, Karystianou and Konstantopoulou are planning tactics in defence and offence to avoid the electoral… relegation and record a decent defeat that will keep them within the bounds of a force to be reckoned with.
The bar for the four of them is second place and securing the role of gladiator with Kyriakos Mitsotakis as their opponent. A prestige race. Because the battles for survival will be fought in the play outs, in the matches between them. And there all four are expecting full stadiums and fanatical fans.
Anti-Mitsotakian crescendo
So Nikos Androulakis gave it all away in the debate in Parliament on the rule of law. With an anti-Mitsotakos crescendo, he attempted to make it clear that he is the main fighter of corruption and guarantor of the alleged political subversion, expecting to get the advantage at least over Alexis Tsipras and Maria Karustianou, who did not participate in the debate, but also to gain points from the constantly roaring Zoe Konstantopoulou.
Harsh attacks and unsportsmanlike defense with high tones and extreme expressions, which… transformed the systemic PASOK into a protest movement of the “give it all” doctrine.
The president of PASOK will, at every opportunity, close the corridors to the upcoming contenders for the leadership of the anti-system and run for the rebound in order to create conditions of surprise, as his insistence on an early call to the polls proves.
Antisystemic duo
For her part, Karystianou is probably easing up on the attack and hunkering down on the defensive to avoid possibly losing those who were quick to express expectation for the new party and especially those who don’t… hate Mitsotakis. Perhaps that is why on the day of the debate in Parliament on the rule of law he was content to read a tepid text denouncing government policy.
However, her strong card is probably the … jersey. The symbolism of the struggle to vindicate the memory of the victims of the Tempi rail tragedy and the activation of the citizens’ memory. This symbolism aspires to define the struggles with the other claimants. Its headquarters is in Larissa, where it hopes that the trial will be an opportunity for fiery statements and declarations of anti-systemicism and activism.
Only that Zoe Konstantopoulou plays ball there, too, and she often filled the stands with passionate fans and… indignant people. The main offensive line of the Karystianos team is the demand for justice and the slogan “We start for Hope”. This will open the playoffs with it from Thessaloniki, where the official presentation of the new party is being organized.
Zoe Konstantopoulou is capable of the best and the worst. She will hardly give up her popular hard-line aggressive tactics towards the government, the… other opposition, the judges and… everything that moves! Of course, the attacks on judges probably didn’t work out well for her, with threats of felony charges hanging over her head.
No one, however, can say with certainty that the leader of the Eleftheria Manifesto will not start sending from the floor… hearts to the stands. As long as she doesn’t spot any Tsipras fans, who have come out of their burrow and want… distinctions!
Integrative training
Alexis Tsipras, with a new look, is attempting to enter the court with a step of total reset and the air of a favourite. With a political speech of respectability and good manners… As with the article responding to Kyriakos Mitsotakis for what was perpetrated in Parliament in the debate on the rule of law.
In terms of content, there were no divergences with SYRIZA, but his formulations were embellished with more sophisticated discourse: “The government is ugly at the expense of the people and democracy and … abuses the rule of law and justice.”
The former prime minister, with intensive training, is attempting to set up a team that, in addition to defence and attack, knows how to throw the ball into the stands, if necessary, allegedly at random. No one, however, yet knows either the quintet he will take down or the bench players.
“Transfer fever
As for last-minute transfers, Androulakis and Tsipras have their… contracts ready and are probably not too worried about the qualifications and the positions they will play.
As long as the names are heard! Even if the Syrizaites of the erstwhile Tsipras leadership in Koumoundourou were scorning PASOK and, correspondingly, the candidates for transfer to the new Tsipras party did not want to hear or see Alexis.
Transcript mobility is also expected between Konstantopoulou and Karystianos with the passport of the movement of indignation and protest for Tempi.
In any case, the competition for who will win the coveted “silver medal” on the floor of the central political scene is expected to be fierce and promises rich spectacle and hours of… entertainment, especially for those who stay in the changing rooms!
