Petros Kokkalis

Hello, so tomorrow marks “D-Day” for poor Stefanos, as the “priesthood,” as Pen Dalaoura (troll) calls it, along with his lyricist supporter, will decide whether to allow him to be a candidate or not. Now, let me tell you there was a bit of a fuss, as they say, among the anti-Kasselakis crowd.

Dealing with the issue of price inflation and the prospects of the Greek economy are the focus of the “Alexis Tsipras Institute” event currently taking place at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus.

The “Kasselistas” are escalating their internal power play, pressuring the five alternates on the SYRIZA State List. So far, the first alternate, Popi Tsapanidou, along with the other four candidates who could claim Iliopoulos’ seat, have remained silent.

Member of the European Parliament Petros Kokkalis announced his departure from the SYRIZA Eurogroup on Thursday.

In his statement, he thanked former SYRIZA president Alexis Tsipras and noted that "a circle is closing but nothing ends here."

SYRIZA MEP Petros Kokkalis has not ruled out the idea of establishing a new political party based on a "green" agenda.

It was to be expected that the electoral trouncing of SYRIZA would revive the party's old habit of backstabbing between comrades.

Things which certain cadres were whispering behind closed doors are now being said publicly.

FC Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has made bombshell charges against Petros and Sokratis Kokkalis [the business tycoon who previously owned Olympiacos], as well as against businessman and AEK FC owner Dimitris Melissanidis and PAOK FC owner Ivan Savvidis.

Businessman Petros Kokkalis will be on the SYRIZA ballot in May's European Parliament election, it was announced on Tuesday.

Kokkalis, an outgoing Municipal Councillor for the Piraeus Municipality, is the son of Greek billionaire businessman Sokratis Kokkalis. 

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears poised for a European Parliament campaign in which he will stress efforts to combat corrupt vested interests and the "old political system", as well as the rise of the extreme right in Greece and Europe.