Anna Diamantopoulou has shifted the political debate toward credibility — of both individuals and policy platforms — in response to recent personnel movements from PASOK to ELAS (Hellenic Left Coalition), the new party launched by former Prime Minister and former SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras. Speaking on ERT News on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, Diamantopoulou stressed that PASOK will not be judged by staff transfers to Tsipras’s new formation, but by who can credibly convince citizens about the path forward.
‘Voters Choose Credibility, Not Transfers’
“The citizens’ choice won’t be based on personnel moves, but on each person’s credibility for the day ahead,” she said, underscoring that what matters is not who switches parties, but who offers a coherent plan, proven trustworthiness, and real capacity to implement it.
Criticism of Tsipras’s Shifting Narrative
Diamantopoulou directly challenged Tsipras, accusing him of adapting his political messaging to suit changing circumstances. “In the first phase, he said, ‘Vote for me because we’re young and untainted.’ Now he says, ‘Vote for me because I’ve governed and I know how.’” She added that, at the same time, he is dismantling figures from his own past — a pointed reference to internal tensions within his new coalition.
She also noted such moves are not unidirectional: PASOK has likewise welcomed members from other political forces — an effort to reframe the discussion away from narratives of defection and back toward substantive policy differences.
‘PASOK Is the Whole PASOK’
On questions of party identity, Diamantopoulou rejected attempts to divide PASOK into eras or leaderships. “PASOK is the whole PASOK — a continuity across all its historical periods,” she affirmed. In the same vein, she emphasized that Andreas Papandreou “is neither copied nor repeated,” signaling that invoking history alone does not constitute a viable contemporary political platform.
Attack on Government Performance
Diamantopoulou also criticized the current government’s record, particularly its economic and social policies. While measures on housing, water, and cost-of-living have been repeatedly announced, she argued they have failed to improve daily life for citizens. “Economic policy may improve fiscal indicators, but it has no impact on people’s everyday reality,” she said — echoing the widely cited phrase: “Numbers thrive while people suffer.”
According to her, the government’s core problem lies not only in what it announces, but in what it actually delivers.
Loans and Transport Allowance
She singled out the government’s intervention on loan relief, arguing it came only after sustained pressure from the opposition. “We’ve been calling for legislative amendments on this issue for some time. We brought it forward…”