{"id":10501,"date":"2026-06-13T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=10501"},"modified":"2026-06-13T10:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:21:00","slug":"andreas-drymiotis-on-elpida-its-going-to-fizzle-out-even-more-i-see-it-as-a-kasselakis-type-situation-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=10501","title":{"rendered":"Andreas Drymiotis on \u201cElpida\u201d: \u201cIt\u2019s going to fizzle out even more\u2014I see it as a Kasselakis-type situation\u201d (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>     Dr. Drymiotis Dr. Drymiotis regarding the progress of &#8220;Elpida,&#8221; with him himself estimating that the project will lose even more momentum in the coming period. <\/p>\n<p>     In fact, he compared the situation to the case of Kasselakis, arguing that \u201cthe people want a leader\u201d and not just public statements through written declarations. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"el\" dir=\"ltr\"> Drymiotis: \u201cHope will deflate even further. I see Hope as a Kasselakis-type party. They\u2019ve realized this themselves, which is why they decided not to run. People want a leader. You can\u2019t just rely on written statements.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/xy026pABEU     <\/p>\n<p>     \u2014 tomanifesto.gr (@tomanifesto) June 13, 2026 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>     As he pointed out, the momentum of Maria Karistianou\u2019s political initiative is not only failing to gain traction but is expected to decline even further in the coming period. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1267\">     \u201c<strong data-start=\"1075\" data-end=\"1152\">Elpida will deflate even further. I see Elpida as a Kasselakis-type party<\/strong>,\u201d he said characteristically, making clear jabs at the way it attempts to communicate with the public. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1269\" data-end=\"1408\">     At the same time, he noted that the problem seems to have been recognized even by the very people who support the effort. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1499\">     \u201c<strong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1488\">They have realized this themselves, and that is why they decided not to go on<\/strong>,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1684\">     He also emphasized the relationship between political leaders and society, arguing that a physical presence and direct contact with the public remain a critical element in politics. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1766\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">     \u201c<strong data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1741\">People want a leader. You can\u2019t do it just through writing<\/strong>,\u201d he emphasized. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n    Drymiotis made a pointed remark about the future of &#8220;Elpida,&#8221; stating that he believes the initiative will lose even more momentum in the coming &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}