Nikos Moraitis: 'They will resign, join Tsipras as members, and end up off the ballots'

Greek songwriter Nikos Moraitis has weighed in on the growing number of defections from the SYRIZA party, offering a stark prediction for those seeking to align with former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new political initiative. Moraitis suggested that many departing SYRIZA members will find themselves on the outside looking in when it comes to election candidacies.

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They will resign, they will go and register as members, and in the end, they will remain off the ballots. Here we are, the prediction will be judged.

Moraitis specifically referenced the departures of Kostas Zachariadis, who announced his exit from SYRIZA while leaving the door open for collaboration with Tsipras, and Giorgos Karameros, who stated that Tsipras's initiative creates prospects for Greece. However, Moraitis expressed skepticism about Tsipras accepting everyone, particularly those he described as "palta" (mediocre), "toxic little people," and individuals the public does not wish to see.

"They will resign, they will go and register as members, and in the end, they will remain off the ballots," Moraitis wrote on social media. "Here we are, the prediction will be judged." He clarified that his commentary was not aimed at a few select, valuable members Tsipras might legitimately want to recruit, but rather at a larger group he considers undesirable.

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I'm not talking about a few counted-on-one's-fingers valuable members that he justifiably wants and will take. I'm talking about the mediocre, the toxic little people, and all those whom the world doesn't want to see even painted.

Moraitis also recalled earlier predictions that SYRIZA was self-dissolving and that its members would all join Tsipras, suggesting that the failure of such a scenario to materialize, particularly concerning a proposal by Famellos, indicates Tsipras's strategic decisions. He questioned why Tsipras would risk alienating his base by including these individuals, especially when his new party is attracting fresh talent. Moraitis concluded that if these members are so eager, they should simply register as ordinary party members.

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Do you believe that Tsipras will take Zachariadis? Or others like him? They will resign, they will go and register as members, and in the end, they will remain off the ballots.