SYRIZA: Kasselakis barred from race for party president

SYRIZA's political secretariat said on Wednesday that Stefanos Kasselakis has been barred from the race for the party's leadership. The decision leaves Apostolos Gletsos, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellos and Nikos Farandouris vying for the spot.

The candidates will be approved at the upcoming party congress, which will be held on November 8-9 in the downtown Athens district of Gazi, the party announced.

"Through this election process, SYRIZA will emerge stronger and better equipped to fulfill the mandate given by Greek citizens for a credible opposition, acting as a solid barrier against the anti-popular agenda of the Mitsotakis government," the political secretariat's statement read.

"Unfortunately, along this journey, we have witnessed behaviors that are inconsistent with our shared goals. The refusal to accept collective decisions and the provisions of our...