Stefanos Kasselakis wins 96.84% in Movement for Democracy leadership vote, pledges reform, equality, and a “Smart State” to modernize Greek governance.
Stefanos Kasselakis, the former leader of SYRIZA, has been found guilty of violating Greek foreign asset laws and sentenced to 30 months in prison with a suspended sentence, as well as a €50,000 fine.
Stefanos Kasselakis, former SYRIZA leader, is set to stand trial at the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court of Athens.
In his first TV appearance since announcing the formation of a new party over the weekend, Kasselakis attempts to define its ideological identity
Arriving at the venue, Kasselakis greeted his supporters warmly, saying, “You became the movement, and today we become a party.”
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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.
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%.
Ousted party leader, supporters aim to challenge obstacles to his candidacy
SYRIZA’s Political Secretariat defended its decision to bar Kasselakis from running in the upcoming intra-party elections as a “absolutely statutory and democratic decision was taken by a large majority”
Stefanos Kasselakis rejects SYRIZA’s ban on his candidacy, pointing instead to the upcoming party congress.
Former SYRIZA party president Stefanos Kasselakis remained defiant in face of the central committee’s decision to block his candidacy in the upcoming intraparty leadership elections.
The decision prevents Kasselakis from running for SYRIZA's leadership in the intraparty elections set for November.
In a late-night television interview, Kasselakis took aim at his party's central committee, asserting that he still technically remains the party leader.
On Tuesday, the group of 100 within SYRIZA called for the expulsion of former party president Kasselakis, who had threatened legal action.
In what appears to be the first step of a campaign, Stefanos Kasselakis releases a slick video arguing that the leftist party can move the country forward
The rapid emergence of Stefanos Kasselakis into the Greek central political stage demonstrates the increasingly critical role of social media in contemporary political communication
Kasselakis supporters have charged that the vote and decision to oust him conflicted with the leftist party's charter