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Varoufakis: MeRA25 not making it into Parliament "the lesser of two evils"

MeRA25 leader said that not managing to enter Parliament after the Greek election on Sunday "is the lesser of two evils" after the party failed to cross the 3% threshold.

Most important is "tonight's lament of the Left, as we failed to transform ten years' worth of resistance to disastrous memorandum policies, and we also failed to prevent the transformation of people's wrath into a far-right movement."

The party leader thanked all supporters and promised that the party would work tirelessly "for the reconstruction of the pluralistic, ecological, unifying and selfless Left." He also said the party is eyeing the upcoming local government elections in October and next year's Europarliament elections.

He added that Greeks never needed a leftist party like MeRA25 in Parliament more than currently, "but nothing is lost for good."

Nonetheless, the former Minister of Finance of the first Tsipras government in 2015 shows what a fall from grace he has experienced after making statements alone, in front of a mobile phone screen, with the absence of cameras...

READ MORE: Greek Elections 2023: Communists vow to fight right-wing parties following strong return to parliament.

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