Nikos Pappas

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.

Turning point for unity and perspective SYRIZA Progressive Alliance from now on is today’s meeting of the party’s Central Committee, where all internal party camps are expected to arrive at 11 am with a lot of suspicion about the future of the process of electing a new leadership.

Prominent SYRIZA MP Elena Akrita submitted her resignation on Friday following backlash over a controversial Facebook post. However, her resignation was not accepted by the head of the SYRIZA parliamentary group, Nikos Pappas.

A new round of internal party consultations is expected to continue the debate in the Political Secretariat of the Syriza Progressive Alliance, which is meeting again this afternoon to prepare the proposal for the Central Committee meeting next Saturday.

A quote from Stefanos Kasselakis seems to “lock in” his candidacy for the leadership of SYRIZA, judging by how he addressed party MPs in their latest conversation.

Specifically, Mr. Kasselakis, speaking via Skype, said: “I will do everything to prove worthy of your trust and that of all SYRIZA members who are concerned about the party’s future.”

A poll released on Monday showed the ruling New Democracy's lead over PASOK narrowing, while SYRIZA has fallen to fourth place.