Linou expelled from SYRIZA’s parliamentary group

Athina Linou was expelled from SYRIZA's parliamentary group on Wednesday following a decision by the party's president, Stefanos Kasselakis.

Linou, the head of Prolepsis Institute - an NGO specializing in preventive medicine and public health - had been accused by Pavlos Polakis, a former alternate health minister under the SYRIZA administration, of violating transparency rules.

In response, Linou took legal action against Polakis, accusing him of spreading "lies to serve his political ambitions." She also provided 459 pages of the NGO's financial data to Kasselakis' political bureau, stating that she "welcomed any inspection." However, her explanation was deemed insufficient by the party leadership.

In July, Polakis was expelled from SYRIZA's parliamentary group following a verbal attack on an aide to conservative Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis. His...