The PASOK of Nikos Androulakis is now moving in the logic of extreme parties, incorporating into its rhetoric expressions that allude to Aurianism.
The president of PASOK has chosen to bring populism and toxicity back into the political scene. He invests in the criminalisation of political life and at the same time appears as a kind of neo-Aurianist with extreme expressions, attacks and personal characterisations.
From the “gang” and “criminal organization” to the characterization of “chickens” from the floor of the Parliament and everything he says refers to the logic of the 1980s and to the times of the upper and lower square with the hangings and the people’s courts, bringing back memories of Panos Kamenos-style quotes that shouted to the deputies – when they were in government – of the opposition – including PASOK – “on all fours you, on all fours”.
His inability to convince that he is qualified to be prime minister even above Alexis Tsipras, polls showing that he is not pulling his weight as people choose the grey zone of waiting rather than switching to PASOK, and the imminent return of the former prime minister, former president and former SYRIZA MP have stretched Nikos Androulakis’ nerves.
His speeches, interviews and party announcements show anger and obsession towards Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which they are also spreading to the ND MPs. At the same time, the attacks on the judiciary are added to the effort to create a climate of destabilisation in order to find a political lifeline in the next national elections.
The revelation by Zoe Konstantopoulou that there was an understanding to prevent the proposals for new heads of independent authorities from being voted on was attempted to be covered up with another attack on the prime minister and ND MPs. without even attempting to support Nikos Androulakis’ close associate Panagiotis Doudonis, who received the… wrath of the president of Eleftherias.
PASOK is not seeking to become just a green SYRIZA, but to surpass it. To confront Alexis Tsipras’ party with the same rhetoric, addressing the same audience. Toxicity is re-entering the political life of the country confirming that in the face of their political survival they are indifferent to the present and the future and in the end to the citizens themselves and their problems.
Tricks like the one with the 4-day work only come to confirm that along with populism and toxicity, the… Thessaloniki program and the solution of all problems -including accuracy- is put on the table, probably with a law and an article.
