SYRIZA central committee votes on motion of censure against Kasselakis

The 300-member central committee of main opposition SYRIZA is voting on a motion of censure against its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis.

The motion, tabled by the "Group of 87" faction within the central committee which is known as the guard of former prime minister and party leader Alexis Tsipras, was submitted on Saturday, with the support of a third of central committee members.

The vote, which is by secret ballot, will require the support of half of the central committee membership plus one, which, given the current composition of the body, translates as 148 votes in favor.

Voting began at 10 a.m. and will conclude at 1 p.m. If the motion passes, If it is supported, an extraordinary party congress will follow, with new delegates, which will decide on the process of electing the leader.

In the vote on how to conduct the motion of censure, 122 central...