Tsipras ties Article 23 and rising auctions to funds in weekly film pick

The weekly film pick

Alexis Tsipras, president of the Greek Left Coalition (ELAS), published his weekly film recommendation on Saturday, 7 November 2026, a post he makes every Saturday with a film tied to the week's news. This week's pick is The Big Short, starring Steve Carell, and he used it to comment on the government's handling of Article 23 and on rising foreclosure auctions. The post was shared on social media with an accompanying video. Several Greek outlets reported the post within the same few hours.

Article 23 and its withdrawal

The post opens with Article 23, a provision introduced in parliament by the finance minister and later withdrawn. Tsipras wrote that New Democracy MPs have still not decided whether it was good or bad. He argued that those who consider it good do not explain why it was withdrawn, while those who consider it bad have no convincing account of how it got into the bill in the first place.

“The week that just passed had an Article 23 on which New Democracy MPs have not yet decided whether it was good or bad.”

The accompanying video, according to the post, shows statements by government officials and the New Democracy parliamentary group.

Auctions and the funds

Tsipras tied the parliamentary debate to foreclosure auctions. He wrote that auctions in 2025 were five times higher than across the whole 2015-2019 five-year period, and that they rose further this year. NEWS 24/7 linked the post to the case of an elderly couple in Thessaloniki who face eviction from their home. Tsipras placed the government's stance towards funds and price cartels at the centre of his criticism.

“A government that is interested only in not upsetting the cartels behind high prices and in facilitating the funds by every means.”

He also suggested that the finance minister who introduced Article 23 in parliament should be renamed 'minister of the cost of living and auctions', a title he said suits Pierrakakis better.

The film and the closing

Tsipras recommended The Big Short, a film about investors who bet on the collapse of the housing loan market. He said viewers who want to learn how the scheme works and who profits from ordinary people's hardship should watch it. He closed the post by saying that any resemblance to real people and situations was entirely coincidental. He added a sporting jab that Greeks love basketball, not baseball, and wished readers a good viewing.

What the post signals about the debate

The post links three threads that Tsipras has kept together: the fate of Article 23, the rise in property auctions, and the role of funds in household debt. Article 23 is the common thread, and the film is the vehicle for the argument. The sources report the post's claims as Tsipras's own. The sources do not report a government reply to the post in the coverage gathered here.