Tensions ran high during a meeting today of the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA, with party officials both from the hardline Left Platform, as well more moderate members stating that their support for the agreement proposed by the government will be contingent on whether it is linked to a pledge on the part of the lenders to reduce Greece’s public debt.
According to sources who spoke to TheTOC, the majority of the members of the political secretariat launched into harsh criticism of the measures which are included in the proposals submitted by Alexis Tsipras to the lenders on Monday morning, describing them as recessionary measures that constituted a deepening of the Memorandum.
The Left Platform meanwhile presented the Minister of State Alekos Flambouraris with an ultimatum, threatening to vote against the agreement if it does not include a commitment for a restructuring of the debt.
Even more moderate officials loyal to Alexis Tsipras were intensely critical of the proposals. One leading official even presented three conditions for the proposal to be passed in parliament: a debt restructuring, the announcement of a development package with European Commission funds and for legislation to be tabled swiftly restoring collective bargaining rights for workers.
Mr Flambouraris, according to party insiders, admitted that, “If there is an agreement it will be painful,” leaving open the possibility of a deal falling through.
What SYRIZA HQ says about the political secretariat meeting:
During today’s meeting of the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA developments were discussed in the negotiations.
In his statements, the secretary of the Central Committee, Tasos Koronakis noted that the government is fighting tough battles against incredible blackmail and unprecedented pressure tactics. The new compromise proposal of the government demonstrates its will for a solution even though it includes painful elements that are on the edge of the limits of what society can withstand, as we have collectively described them. Finally, he noted that the final proposal for an agreement must be evaluated by all of SYRIZA’s organs on the basis of the mandate that the government has received and on the basis of it sustainability, including the branch that concerns development and the debt.
Alekos Flambouraris stressed the desire of the government is for a respectable agreement which will put the burden on high incomes as opposed to low incomes, while describing the latest demands of the lenders as illogical.
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