Syriza leadership election

In a clear message to the internal dynamics of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA PS) during his online address at the Parliamentary Group meeting, Stefanos Kasselakis proposed Nikos Pappas as the new head of the Parliamentary Group and appointed hardline supporters of his to parliamentary positions.

Sokratis Famellos refuses to step down as the head of SYRIZA’s Parliamentary Group and is calling for a vote of no confidence from the party’s MPs, significantly raising the tension within SYRIZA. He demands that the parliamentary rules be applied, which include a vote of no confidence, and criticizes what he describes as “introspection” due to Kasseλakis’s choices.

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 atmosphere in main opposition SYRIZA remains explosive, with its leader Stefanos Kasselakis attempting to gauge the mood within the party by convening the parliamentary group on Tuesday.

With the crucial central committee meeting just 12 days away, the different camps are already busy calculating their respective strengths.

The independent MP from Chania, Pavlos Polakis, seems to have adopted the teachings of Mao Zedong, particularly the idea that surprise can become the most dangerous form of attack in guerrilla warfare.

Pavlos Polakis has effectively hinted at his candidacy for the leadership of SYRIZA in statements published in the Sunday edition of “Documento.” When asked directly by the newspaper whether he intends to submit a motion of no conf

The festering tension within main opposition SYRIZA was on display again on Thursday after the leadership of Stefanos Kasselakis was openly challenged in the post-summer meeting of the party's political secretariat.

Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis called on Sunday for SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis to expel MEP Nikos Pappas from the party after a private Instagram conversation in which Pappas appeared to make offensive remarks against a police officer was leaked online.

A recent resignation and the next five successors are shaping the internal dynamics within SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, following the decision of Harvard Professor and head of the party’s Statewide ballot, Othon Iliopoulos, to forgo his parliamentary seat.

Opposition parties slammed the Supreme Court's ruling on Tuesday in the eavesdropping case, which concluded that no state officials from the National Intelligence Service (EYP) were involved in the use or acquisition of illegal Predator spyware.