Christos Giannoulis

SYRIZA has named Dionysis Kalamatianos as the new secretary of its shrinking parliamentary group, which is now down to 27 MPs seats in the 300-seat Parliament from 47 after the last election.

A new round of fierce intra-party showdown is expected to spark a new round of fierce intra-party showdown at today’s meeting of the Central Conference of the Organising Committee (CEC) at 7 pm, as it is expected to examine the massive complaints allegedly filed regarding irregularities in the election process for the election of the Constituents in Syriza Prog

The unbridgeable gap that has turned the “87” of the Syriza Progressive Alliance into foreign bodies within the Syriza Progressive Alliance into the “87” of the “Tsipras Guard” and the “Kasselistas” under the former party chairman, Stefanos Kasselakis underlined in the most emphatic way the festive three days despite the short break, starting from Thessaloniki.

Turning point for unity and perspective SYRIZA Progressive Alliance from now on is today’s meeting of the party’s Central Committee, where all internal party camps are expected to arrive at 11 am with a lot of suspicion about the future of the process of electing a new leadership.

As tensions within SYRIZA escalate following recent events, including the expulsion of Pavlos Polakis, his direct challenge to Stefanos Kasselakis, the intense crisis triggered by the replacement of Socrates Famellos in the Parliamentary Group Presidium, and other developments post-European elections, senior party members propose that direct elections could alleviate internal strife.

Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tzitzikostas is proposed as Greece’s Commissioner to the European Commission. The official announcement was made a few minutes ago by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis, who noted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already informed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Independent MP since yesterday afternoon is Chania MP Pavlos Polakis, as his verbal attack on a staff member of Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis resulted in his expulsion from the SYRIZA Parliamentary Group, dramatically changing the agenda and dynamics within the main opposition.

The Timeline of the Expulsion

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be in the port city of Thessaloniki on Thursday to participate in a debate with local businesspeople on "The growth potential of businesses in Northern Greece after the Prespes agreement."
The event will be held at the Macedonia Palace at 1 p.m.