Nikos Filis, Panos
Skourletis, and Dimitris Vitsas were allegedly "TV sponsors" of Kyriakos
Mitsotakis, according to Kasselakis.
All three of these
left-leaning party members have used the media to harshly criticize Kasselakis,
a political novice who has lived in the US for the past 21 years, for what they
claim to be a lack of a distinct political ideology. Kasselakis and Beppe
Grillo, an Italian comedian and the founder of the Five Star Movement, a
populist party that has been a coalition partner in two governments, have been
compared by Filis to former US President Donald Trump and Kasselakis.
The three seasoned
politicians increased their criticism after this week's publication of articles
Kasselakis wrote about ten years ago that advocated for measures derided as
neo-liberal by the Greek left. Vitsas even declared that a new "green, radical
left" party would probably be founded.
Kasselakis shared his
choice on social media, as usual.
"For at least five
years, specific SYRIZA members have made anti-SYRIZA statements on TV channels.
I explicitly stated a few days ago that this strategy will no longer be
accepted," he wrote in the post.
"Therefore,
Messrs. Vitsas, Skourletis and Filis, who appeared in recent days on TV to
oppose their own party, have chosen to place themselves outside
SYRIZA-Proressive Alliance," he continued, accusing Mitsotakis'
"sponsors" of aiding in a few electoral losses. They won't prevent us
from winning the next game, Kasselakis said.
The right to
unilaterally expel members does not belong to the leader. It must be done by a
disciplinary commission. However, defying the leader's orders would be unusual.
This disciplinary
action could open the way for all those who opposed Kasselakis’ candidacy to
quit the party. It is to be seen if many of the party members and voters would
follow them. Historical precedent runs against it, however.
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