Political Secretariat

The issue of who holds legal and administrative responsibility within SYRIZA after Stefanos Kasselakis’ dismissal has been raised by his team through an official leak concerning today’s developments, shortly before the emergency meeting of the Political Secretariat.

The Ethics, Statute Implementation, and Certification Committee (EDEKAP) of SYRIZA has decided to convene an emergency meeting of the party’s Political Secretariat today at 8:00 PM. The meeting will address the atmosphere of dissent regarding the decision of the Central Committee to remove Stefanos Kasselakis from his leadership role.

Stefanos Kasselakis has issued a call for heightened vigilance within his political machinery today, having commenced a series of meetings with his close associates. This move follows the finalization of the roadmap for electing a new SYRIZA President and the evolving alliances and dynamics within the Political Secretariat.

SYRIZA’s top officials are set to face the new reality following Stefanos Kasselakis’s removal from the leadership of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, as the Political Secretariat meets today at 4 p.m. Tensions remain high within the party.

Although Kasselakis was removed, it is difficult to foresee a revival of SYRIZA in the near future. The crisis will deepen, and we will see many more episodes. There might be agreements on positions, political alliances, organizational structures, priorities, and programs.

A political contribution text, calling for elections to elect a new leader of SYRIZA from the party members, was submitted shortly before the start of SYRIZA’s Central Committee meeting by the group of 87.

As SYRIZA continues to struggle in the polls, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Olga Gerovasilis and Thanasis Theocharopoulos of the “87” faction urged party leader Stefanos Kasselakis to initiate internal polls to facilitate the election of a new leader.

SYRIZA’s president, Stefanos Kasselakis, ultimately did not take up the challenge, as despite the requests from Polakis, Gerovasili, and the ’87’ to appeal to the base for a leadership election, he referred any internal

The meeting of SYRIZA’s Political Secretariat began shortly before 2 PM and is crucial for the party, as it will discuss the changes proposed by Stefanos Kasselakis to the party’s Constitution and its name.

Party leader Stefanos Kasselakis, facing heavy internal criticism for his proposed organizational changes to SYRIZA, remains determined to push the party into a new phase, even considering changing its name. These proposals have sparked strong reactions, even from long-time supporters, increasing Kasselakis’s sense of political isolation.