Katerina Notopoulou

A major disruption within the SYRIZA Progressive Alliance was triggered by the news of Eyaggelos Apostolakis’ decision to leave the party. The admiral’s move took both the party’s new chairman, Socrates Famellos, and the natural leader of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, by surprise, as he announced his intentions late yesterday afternoon.

The Timeline

The internal crisis within the SYRIZA Progressive Alliance seems to have reached a new stage in the heart of Pagrati.

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.

Yesterday, the Central Committee of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance delivered a second blow to former party leader Stefanos Kasselakis. Following his impeachment, the committee voted by roll call—140 in favor and 12 against—to officially exclude him from the race for the party’s new leadership.

A new round of internal party consultations is expected to continue the debate in the Political Secretariat of the Syriza Progressive Alliance, which is meeting again this afternoon to prepare the proposal for the Central Committee meeting next Saturday.

SYRIZA MP Olga Gerovasili slammed recently-ousted party leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Wednesday but stopped short of confirming whether she will run for the party leadership in the upcoming election.

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.

Stefanos Kasselakis has appointed Nikos Pappas as the head of SYRIZA’s Parliamentary Group, aiming to influence the internal dynamics of the party’s Central Committee. This move comes as Pavlos Polakis has announced his intention to table a motion of no-confidence, potentially triggering a process for electing a new party leader.

The group of 87 members has resigned from the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA.

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