Sokratis Famellos

Everything That Happened in the Debate: Renationalizations, Prostitutes, and Sharp Words About Kasselakis

The debate among Apostolos Gletsos, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellos, and Nikolas Farantouris, candidates for the presidency of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, unfolded as a largely lackluster event. It lacked strong programmatic proposals or groundbreaking ideas.

Ahead of a televised debate between the four candidates for the top job in SYRIZA, a fresh row has broken out between the main opposition party and its ousted former leader Stefanos Kasselakis over comments he made regarding Alexis Tsipras' holding and handing of the 2015 referendum.

Tonight, the internal debate within SYRIZA Progressive Alliance will take place on ERT’s frequency, as the four presidential candidates of the opposition party—Apostolos Gletsos, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellos, and Nikola Farandouris—will face off at 8 PM.

SYRIZA circles from Koumoundourou accuse a plot of “defection” and a conspiracy aimed at removing SYRIZA from the main opposition.

Tectonic changes in political and parliamentary balances are being caused by SYRIZA‘s new split, which now directly threatens to strip it of its status as the main opposition party.

SYRIZA's political secretariat said on Wednesday that Stefanos Kasselakis has been barred from the race for the party's leadership. The decision leaves Apostolos Gletsos, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellos and Nikos Farandouris vying for the spot.

The SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance stated: “SYRIZA-PA moves forward in an organized, democratic, and collective manner, strictly adhering to constitutional provisions for the emergency congress and the election of the party president, following the Central Committee’s decisions.” The conference will include an option

The Marc poll presented on ANT1’s main news broadcast records a first place for New Democracy and a second place for PASOK, which shows a significant increase in its percentage.

SYRIZA‘s internal strife returned yesterday with a new episode, as Koumoundourou seeks to gather momentum and funds in view of the upcoming internal party contest.

SYRIZA MEP Nikolaos Farantouris announced Tuesday he will run for leader of the leftist main opposition party, bringing the number of candidates to five.