The comparison of Mitsotakis - Tsipras in the last two and a half years is becoming more and more "traumatic" for the Leader of SYRIZA.
The above conclusion is commonplace for all intelligent citizens with the exception, justified, of SYRIZA executives and learned scholars of public sphere who have an interest in preserving its ambitions, still.
I believe that polls are not needed for its synagogue, which are constantly recording the widening gap of the citizens' trust in the person of Tsipras and the positive crises in favor of the Prime Minister, nor the daily engagement with political news.
Why a cursory glance at any current political issue is enough to realize that the country has a realist, rational Prime Minister who makes decisions, represents it worthily and governs, sometimes taking on the political costs of its decisions, but also by correcting any of his mistakes.
On the other hand, he has an old Populist leader of the Official Opposition, unreadable, fanatical and easy on promises, in the political lie.
The majority of the citizens of the Prefecture of Kozani, of my compatriots, had the opportunity, just a few days ago, to directly compare the two, attending even briefly their visits to the Prefecture, with central stake, which other, de-ligation and fair transition.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his visit included a meeting in the Region of Western Macedonia, meetings with groups of local businessmen and young people, while chairing a wide-ranging meeting of local bodies on the process of de-ligation and fair transition.
The Prime Minister accompanied by all the heads of the involved ministries and services and with the combined presence of the leadership of Western Macedonia, MPs, self-governing, representatives of chambers and trade unions, etc.. spoke, listened and talked to everyone about the big national bet, underlining features "This is a personal bet for me and I want to emphasize it. We really care about what is happening in Western Macedonia ".
He made extensive reference to the Fair Development Plan, which will mobilize public and private investment of over 7 billion euros for Western Macedonia.
He referred in detail to individual projects that have already been approved with secured funding, while pointing out that "We are primarily there to solve problems, not just to locate them and to record them ".
He underlined that "Since this decision was taken at a central political level, we have an obligation to implement this Plan., to overcome all difficulties, mobilize all possible financial tools to tackle physical suspicion, the concern of a local community which had learned and adapted to a particular productive model which, Nevertheless, is called today to change. And to change at a fast pace ".
Alexis Tsipras during his visit included a meeting with institutions at the City Hall of Eordea, in the Hall of the Municipal Council, a visit to the Community of Agios Dimitrios and in the afternoon delivered a political speech in the specially designed section of the indoor gym of the Municipal Sports Center of Kozani, in the presence of associates and executives of his party.
His main message through his words "There is a danger that Western Macedonia will turn into a black spot on the map”, «we hurt her, suffered the effects of the energy heart of the country, your area has been burdened», «we can not throw it away, we have to support it with a central plan, with resources and another strategy ", accusing the government and the Prime Minister of having “target” Western Macedonia and its behavior “vengeful”.
Of course, Alexis Tsipras did not manage to mention the fact that in 4,5 years he ruled all he offered was a drastic de-ligation without any growth compensation.
He also did not manage to mention the fact that Greece is the first EU member state to have a national strategic plan for a fair development transition., Moreover, is by far the number one recipient of the Fund's per capita aid, with 877 euro per inhabitant of extractive region while the European average in total 31 mining areas are 365 euros per inhabitant.
Of course, he did not make any reference to ensuring the viability of Kozani district heating, of Ptolemaida and Amyntaio, the construction of a natural gas transmission and distribution network in Florina, the creation 5.400 jobs through OAED programs, the routing of the vertical axis Kozani-Florina-Niki, the expansion of the National Natural Gas System (ΕΣΦΑ) to Western Macedonia and the completion of the northern part of the E65 highway from Trikala to the Garden of Grevena..
However, he managed to submit seven lines of promises with the characterization "special", special incentives, special allowances, special opportunities, special public investment programs, of course, with general reports and promises emphasizing that they are already planning the relevant bills in Koumoundourou so that soon, when it will be a government again, they will implement them.
Everyone who met him and heard him, SYRIZA executives and collaborators and local actors, they were happy and they became happy, mainly because they were convinced that Alexis Tsipras remains firm and steadfast in the beginning, the values and beliefs that accompanied him in both his anti-memorandum opposition and his memorandum governance.
I would be content with wishing "and others with health" if the fair transition was not the biggest challenge for all of us who live and breathe in Western Macedonia. A case that concerns our life and requires our active participation, in the most convenient way, taking reality and the future seriously, as it deserves and as we deserve.
