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Greek Parliament in Flux: SYRIZA Loses Opposition Role and New Parties Emerge

The new leader of SYRIZA

Sokratis Famelos, according to the biography on his website, was born in 1966 in Athens, but grew up and has lived in Thessaloniki since 1970.

With deep dives into the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance’s governmental past, plenty of “friendly fire” among comrades, and repeated references to their return to opposition benches, the two-plus-hour debate between the four contenders for the party’s presidency unfolded. From the very first moments, the participants enthusiastically plunged into the battle of impressions.

Stefanos Kasselakis has announced that the founding declaration and name of his new political party will be announced at noon on Saturday.

In a video posted on social media, the ousted former SYRIZA leader invited supporters to register online on the todikomaskinima.gr site as members of the organization and to have a say in picking the new party name.

Unprecedented shifts in political and parliamentary balances are caused by SYRIZA‘s new split.

Today’s emergency SYRIZA Progressive Alliance Conference, held at “Gazi Live” from 6:30 PM, is anticipated to be anything but celebratory as internal divisions are set to escalate. Delegates from both the majority and the “Kasselistas” (supporters of Stefanos Kasselakis) faction are gathering as early as noon.

A year after splitting from SYRIZA over irreconcilable differences with the party's new leadership under now-ousted Stefanos Kasselakis, New Left, established by 11 influential members of the main opposition's parliamentary group, is holding its inaugural congress in Athens, starting on Thursday.

The newly-formed New Left party is gearing up for its inaugural congress, set to take place Thursday at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Neo Faliro.

The party, a SYRIZA offshoot created after Stefanos Kasselakis assumed control of the main opposition party last September, over the weekend elected over 1,400 delegates through local organizations across Greece and abroad.

New Left leader Alexis Haritsis ruled out the possibility of party members rejoining SYRIZA, arguing that main opposition carries "a load of toxicity" and an "absence of political proposals" that cannot be overlooked.