Pappas: SYRIZA Will Not Dissolve, Its Assets Are Not for Sale

Nikos Pappas, a prominent figure within Greece's SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, has strongly advocated for the party's continued unity and operational integrity, directly challenging proposals that he believes could lead to its fragmentation. Addressing the party's Central Committee, Pappas framed the core dilemma as a choice between a "coordinated path towards electoral unity and political cooperation" or "individual moves" where members might defect to new political entities, leaving SYRIZA to "atrophy."

He voiced sharp criticism of a draft text presented by the party's Political Secretariat majority. Pappas argued that this text fails to outline any actionable plan for SYRIZA's immediate future. Specifically, he pointed out the absence of defined political or organizational initiatives, clear collaboration processes, or even a basic operational framework for the party leading up to the next elections. "This is not a plan for political restart. It is a plan for political waiting and self-cancellation," he declared.

Pappas questioned the rationale behind discussing support for other political entities when there is no existing agreement, common program, institutional dialogue, or even formal contact. He firmly stated that SYRIZA is not dissolving, nor is it suspending its operations or transforming into a waiting pool for its members. Instead, he proposed that the party's ideas, values, program, and history could serve as a "common home" for the broader left and progressive citizens, echoing its role in the previous decade.

To achieve this, Pappas called for immediate, concrete initiatives. These include communication between key figures like Sokratis Famelos and Alexis Tsipras, the full establishment and operation of the Executive Bureau, the formation of committees for expansion, candidacies, program development, and electoral organization. He concluded by emphasizing that SYRIZA's assets, built over decades through the efforts and contributions of its members, are not to be sold off or used as raw material for dissolution or absorption.