After the withdrawal of Theodora Tzakri MP of Pella and Giota Poulos MP of Viotia from SYRIZA-PS, the strength of the parliamentary groups is as follows (in brackets the number of MPs elected with each party in the national elections of June 2023):
SW 155 (158)
SYRIZA-PS 29 (47)
PASOK-Movement for Change 31 (32)
JRC 21 (21)
Greek Solution 11 (12)
New Left 11 (0)
Victory 10 (10)
Free Will 6 (8)
Co Spartans 5 (12)
Independent 21 (0)
The group of independents includes the following:
From SW (3)
-Auygenakis Eleftherios, Heraklion
-Salmas Marios Salmas, Aitoloakarnania
-Samaras Antonios, Messinias
From SYRIZA-PS (7)
-Aylonitis Alexandros-Christos, Corfu
-Linou Athina, B1′ Athens North Sector
-Malama Kyriaki, Halkidiki
-Pappas Petros, Kilkis
-Poulou Yiota, Boeotia
-Jakri Theodora, Pella
-Christidou Ralia, B3 of the Southern Sector of Athens
From PASOK-Movement of Change (1)
-Baran Burhan, Xanthi
From Greek Solution (1)
-Sarakis Pavlos Sarakis, State Secretary
From Freedom Ride (2)
-Papaioannou Areti, B’ Thessaloniki
-Hourdakis Michael, A’ Thessaloniki
From KO Spartans (7)
-Aspiotis Georgios, Achaia
-Valtogiannis Dionysios, Aitoloakarnania
-Gaygiotakis Michael, Heraklion
-Dimitrokallis Ioannis, East Attica
-Katsivardas Haralambos, B1 North Sector of Athens
-Manousos Georgios, B2 West Sector of Athens
-Floros Konstantinos, Larissa
Today's development brings the following «firsts». It is the first time that a party, which was elected second in elections (SYRIZA-PS) loses the position of the main opposition during a parliamentary session. PASOK-Minema Aliasi, which has 31 MPs, has the smallest parliamentary group as an opposition party since 1974. After the memorandum era, when more than 50 MPs had moved from the parties with which they were elected, the current Parliament has 32 MPs (21 independents and 11 from the New Left), who do not represent the parties with which they were elected in June 2023.
The assumption of the role of the opposition by PASOK brings about some changes in the privileges it now has in parliament, such as the move of the party's chairman N. Androulakis to the office of the leader of the opposition, the increase of its temporary employees and their parallel reduction in SYRIZA-PS.
More important, however, is the right of Mr.Androulakis to speak after the Prime Minister, while he is now considered the 4th state actor, after the offices of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Parliament.
