Why Mitsotakis chose Androlakis as his opponent in parliament – ​​the institutional vacuum and the battle of the center

Yesterday’s political leaders’ debate in Parliament reflected the emerging political landscape, particularly the way the main opposition and the government handled the new situation.

SYRIZA is in a position where Ahtsioglou’s group is poised to leave today if confirmed. Led by Kassalakis, the main opposition party has slipped in the polls and is already in third place. PASOK, on ​​the other hand, is increasing its percentage, moving to second place in the polls, albeit at a slower pace, aiming to be a center-left pole against ND.

Answers to a political party leader in Parliament

All of these restorations will not go unnoticed by the Megaron Maximos. Opposite. According to a report by the Prime Minister’s allies, the government is ready at any time to respond more institutionally to the criticisms and objections of the opposition parties, as it was done in yesterday’s debate within the parliament. How has this strategy been reflected in practice? From the opposite side Mr. With Mitsotakis chosen as his interlocutor, Mr. Andrologis. In his second and third arguments, the prime minister mainly addressed the PASOK president in response to his criticism. As government sources put it, Mr. Kassalakis highlights the absence and institutional vacuum in parliament. Some MPs commented on this approach as an “elevation of PASOK to the role of the official opposition”.

Clash to the core battle

Prime Minister Mr. Another reason for choosing to face Androlakis first is the notorious battle of the “centre”, where PASOK’s president is estimated to be trying to win alongside the gains of Syriza’s decline. Mr. Mitsotakis gradually became Mr. Targeting Androlakis, he wants to show centrist voters that ND remains a party with a specific plan for the country’s problems and that they are not afraid to take tough decisions for progress. I feel we have a plan and you have flaws, he told the opposition. “You, who appear to be the champion of modernization and reform, should explain to us exactly how you are going to stop tax evasion, not blame the government for having the political courage to do something at the beginning of the second term. Objectively, yes, it is politically difficult”, he said. Androlakis wanted to draw a dividing line during the Tax Act as to which of the two was really the reformer.

As for SYRIZA, yesterday’s debate was attended by only 20 of its MPs. Mitsotakis made a strong point. “If you continue like this you risk becoming a Black Friday-50% party,” he told Syriza parliamentary group leader Socrates Famello.