{"id":12851,"date":"2026-06-25T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12851"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:22:00","slug":"makis-voridis-tsiprass-party-is-gaining-ground-because-the-smaller-left-wing-parties-are-disappearing-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=12851","title":{"rendered":"Makis Voridis: Tsipras&#8217;s party is gaining ground because the smaller left-wing parties are disappearing (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><b>Makis Voridis<\/b> analyzed the recent <b>poll<\/b> results showing a rise in support for the new <b>party<\/b> of <b>Alexis Tsipras<\/b>, attributing this momentum to the dissolution and absorption of smaller forces within the same political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Raising a crucial question about the source of these poll numbers, he noted: \u201c<b>Have you noticed that in all the polls, Tsipras\u2019s party seems to be showing a significant increase? Compared to what? All the smaller left-wing parties are disappearing\u201d<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">According to Mr. Voridis, the decline and gradual absorption of the smaller left-wing parties is a natural development, since <b>these forces lacked deeper social foundations and relied exclusively on the ambitions of their leaders<\/b>. \u201cWhy are all these parties disappearing? <b>Because they are expressions of personal desire<\/b>,\u201d he explained characteristically.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Concluding his remarks, <b>Makis Voridis<\/b> sent a broader message about the rules governing political survival and electoral success, emphasizing that founding a party requires much more than just the will of a single leader. \u201c<b>For there to be room for anyone, it\u2019s not enough to simply \u2018want\u2019 something; you have to address society\u2019s demands<\/b>,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"el\" dir=\"ltr\">Voridis: \u201cHave you noticed that in all the polls, Tsipras\u2019s party seems to be showing a significant increase? Compared to what? All the smaller left-wing parties are disappearing. Why are all these parties disappearing? Because they\u2019re expressions of personal desire. To\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/L1oCQPNvoF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tomanifesto.gr (@tomanifesto) June 25, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makis Voridis analyzed the recent poll results showing a rise in support for Alexis Tsipras\u2019s new party, attributing this momentum to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12852,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12851","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\/12851","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=12851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}