Nikos Pappas

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.

At the preceding Political Secretariat meeting, the “87” cadres, who have a majority in the body, decided that the Central Committee meeting should take place as normal. Their speeches made it clear that they were preparing a vote to block Kasselakis’ candidacy for the party leadership.

Stefanos Kasselakis announced via a social media post that he is withdrawing the legal notice he had sent to the Central Committee and the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA.

Tomorrow is shaping up to be the “mother of all battles” within SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, as the Central Committee meeting will go ahead as scheduled.

The atmosphere within SYRIZA Progressive Alliance grows heavier day by day, as following Stefanos Kasselakis‘s legal notice to the members of the Political Secretariat and the Central Committee, Pavlos Polakis’s initiative to con

Nikos Pappas, head of SYRIZA's parliamentary group, announced on Friday that he will not run as a candidate in the leftist opposition's leadership elections. 

In an interview with state broadcaster ERT, Pappas, a former minister, said that he will not endorse any candidate in the race.

Doukas-Androulakis derby in the PASOK elections shows a poll by Interview for the website politic.gr, while in Syrrizas both its voters and other respondents seem to choose the re-election of Stefanos Kasselakis.

In a version of pop aesthetics, with a black and white poster and under the central slogan “our SYRIZA,” Stefanos Kasselakis, made his reappearance in the public sphere yesterday, bringing closer the announcement of his candidacy for the presidency of SYRIZA PS. In just two words and saying “I am here”, Mr.

The Central Committee of the SYRIZA Progressive Alliance concluded its sessions yesterday, with the “87” faction emerging as the clear frontrunner, solidifying the framework for the party’s leadership election. Their proposals comfortably dominated the proceedings, setting the course for selecting the new leader of Greece’s main opposition party.

As SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance’s Central Committee convenes, two dominant proposals regarding the timeline for electing new leadership have emerged. The debate reflects an internal divide between those pushing for a swift election process to minimize the party’s public image damage and others advocating for a more structured political dialogue before the vote.