SYRIZA is at a critical point, struggling with low public opinion and needing to find a way forward.
Falling from opposition leader to fifth place in the polls, SYRIZA is trying to dig its way out of decline and division
SYRIZA faces another blow as Thessaloniki MP Rania Thraskia defects amid ongoing party turmoil.
SYRIZA’s Political Secretariat’s meeting today and tomorrow’s Parliamentary Group session are critical moments of transition, as the party solidifies its post-election framework and navigates months of factionalism.
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Ruling New Democracy party fields a 10-percentage point lead over PASOK, although former continues to gradually slide in terms of voters' approval
In his first TV appearance since announcing the formation of a new party over the weekend, Kasselakis attempts to define its ideological identity
“Today's elections are an answer to those who doubted [SYRIZA’s] next day," said Famellos.
With 99% of the votes counted, Famellos secured 49.41% of the vote, emerging victorious over Pavlos Polakis, who secured 43.51%.
Whether the left-wing’s central efforts to reorganize and connect with regional members have borne fruit, will ultimately be revealed by the election numbers.
After months of internal strife and ongoing chaos, SYRIZA will attempt to chart a new course this Sunday
Earlier, Theodora Tzakri had hinted at these developments, stating she would attend the announcement of former SYRIZA’s President, Stefanos Kasselakis' new party on Saturday.
Leftist SYRIZA has been plagued by splintering, defections and a collapse in terms of voter approval ratings since the 2023 general election
“It is a sign of your desperation to replace SYRIZA, even imitating their mistakes, before they even disperse,” Mitsotakis said
Kasselakis reax: 'They aren’t ignorant, as I initially believed; they are executing a planned scheme because they fear what is clean and new'
Kasselakis expressed thanks to his supporters and dedicated his announcements to Chrysa, the mother of a 15-year-old who died in a car accident in Crete.
Kasselakis described SYRIZA as an "anti-democratic party" and said that he would leave the party if he was excluded from the congress.
Both of the warring camps within SYRIZA have claimed victory in this weekend’s delegate elections.
The nominations for approval at the SYRIZA party conference are: Apostolos Gletsou, Pavlos Polakis, Sokratis Famellou, and Nikos Faradouris.
In terms of voting intentions, New Democracy leads with 27.6%, followed by PASOK at 16.5%, with the main opposition party SYRIZA coming in third at 8.8%.