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2024 Syriza leadership election

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A leadership election will be held for the leader of Syriza, on 24 November 2024, with a runoff on 1 December if necessary,[1] after Stefanos Kasselakis lost a vote of no-confidence on his presidency on the Central Committee.[2]

MP Pavlos Polakis,[3] MP Sokratis Famellos[4] and MEP Nikolas Farantouris announced their candidacies.

Background

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Previous leadership election

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After Alexis Tsipras resigned as the President of Syriza, in June 2023[5] a leadership election was called.

On the first round of the elections, Stefanos Kasselakis and Effie Achtsioglou made it to the second round, with 44.9% and 36.2% of the votes respectively, Euclid Tsakalotos reached the third spot with 8.9%, Nikos Pappas followed with 8.7%, and finally Stefanos Tzoumakas got 1.3%.[6]

On the Second round, Kasselakis won over Achtsioglou, 56% to 44%.[7]

Internal party crisis

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After the election of Stefanos Kasselakis, the criticism and questioning of his political actions by party members and MPs intensified.[8] Soon, the internal opposition groups "Umbrella" and "6+6" left the party,[9][10] founding, some time later, New Left.[11]

In February 2024, the 4th Congress of the party was held. Stefanos Kasselakis announced extraordinary internal party elections for the election of the president,[12] with Olga Gerovassili announcing her candidacy.[13] In the end, the elections did not take place and tensions were averted in view of the upcoming European elections.[14]

In the European elections, Syriza maintained second place, but with a lower percentage (14.92%) and elected four MEPs. This, combined with sudden replacements of party individuals,[15] changes to the party structure [16] and the suspension of the daily edition of I Avgi, exacerbated the discontent within the party.[17][18]

The questioning of Stefanos Kasselakis culminated in the meeting of the Central Committee of Syriza, on 7 September, during which 100 members submitted a motion of no confidence against the party president,[19] which was adopted by 163 votes to 120,[20] removing the president, Stefanos Kasselakis, and triggering a leadership election.

On 11 September, the date of the election was effectively decided in a meeting of the political bureau of the party, with the final decision pending upon the meeting of the central committee. Before the elections, on 1-3 November, an extraordinary congress will take place, where all the candidacies will be presented.[21] On 12 October, the Central Committee of the party decided that Kasselakis cannot be candidate.[22] On 8 November, after the new rejection of his candidacy by party's conference, Kasselakis left Syriza and announced the foundation of a new party.[23] A day later, the party's Extraordinary Congress voted to confirm the candidacies of Polakis, Famellos, Farantouris and Gletsos.[24]

Candidates

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The following candidatures were confirmed by the Central Committee and the party's Extraordinary Congress:

Candidate Political Experience Announcement Refs
Pavlos Polakis
(59 years old)
Pavlos Polakis 2014.jpg
 MP for Chania
(2015–today)
Other positions:
List

Endorsementsː

List
 7 September 2024 [26]
Sokratis Famellos
(58 years old)
Sokratis Famellos (cropped).jpg
 MP for Thessaloniki B
(2015–today)
Other positions:
List

Endorsementsː

26 September 2024 [27]
Nikolas Farantouris
(48 years old)
1718289189010 20240612 FARANTOURIS Nikolaos EL 01.jpg
 Member of the European Parliament
(July 2024)
Other positions:
List

Endorsements:

1 October 2024 [28]
Apostolos Gkletsos [el]
(57 years old) 		Former mayor of Stylida (2011-2019)
Other positions:
List

Endorsementsː

5 October 2024 [29] [30]

Rejected candidates

Candidate Political Experience Announcement Refs
Stefanos Kasselakis
(36 years old)
Stefanos Kasselakis 2023 (cropped).jpg
 Former President of Syriza[a]
(September 2023 - September 2024)
Other positions:
List
    • Candidate for nationwide MP in 2023 elections

Endorsements:

List
 3 October 2024 [32][33]

Note

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  1. ^ Kasselakis insists he remains SYRIZA president[31]

References

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  2. ^ "SYRIZA leader Kasselakis falls in no-confidence motion". ekathimerini.com. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ο Παύλος Πολάκης ο πρώτος υποψήφιος για την προεδρία του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". efsyn.gr. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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  9. ^ "Επισήμως αποχωρεί από τον ΣΥΡΙΖΑ η "Ομπρέλα" αφήνοντας ανοιχτό το ενδεχόμενο για νέο κόμμα". in.gr (in Greek). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Εκτός ΣΥΡΙΖΑ οι "6+6" της Εφης Αχτσιόγλου – Το κείμενο αποχώρησης". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Και το όνομα αυτού "Νέα Αριστερά" - Κοιτάζει στις ευρωεκλογές". in.gr (in Greek). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  12. ^ Συμεωνίδης, Γιάννης (22 February 2024). "ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Τάχιστα οι τετραπλές εκλογές για την επανεκλογή προέδρου που ανακοίνωσε ο Κασσελάκης". CNN.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Υποψήφια πρόεδρος του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ η Ολγα Γεροβασίλη". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Συνέδριο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Οι εκλογές που δεν ήθελε ο Κασσελακης και η "ψηφοφορία" αλαλούμ". in.gr (in Greek). 25 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Κορυφώνεται η "αποτσιπροποίηση" του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Η απόλυση Τσίπρα, οι αργομισθίες και τα καρφιά". ProtoThema (in Greek). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  16. ^ ΛΙΒΙΤΣΑΝΟΣ, ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣ (25 June 2024). "Κόμμα χωρίς όργανα και... αντιρρήσεις σχεδιάζει ο Κασσελάκης". News 24/7 (in Greek). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Συλλογή υπογραφών στον ΣΥΡΙΖΑ για τα κομματικά όργανα: Εντείνεται η πίεση στον Κασσελάκη". ProtoThema (in Greek). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  18. ^ Λέννας, Θοδωρής (26 June 2024). "Βαθαίνει το (νέο) ρήγμα στον ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  19. ^ "ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Κατατέθηκε η πρόταση μομφής κατά Κασσελάκη με 100 υπογραφές - Θέμα ηγεσίας και από Πολάκη". CNN.gr (in Greek). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  20. ^ "ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Πέρασε η πρόταση μομφής κατά Κασσελάκη με 163 ναι, 120 όχι και 3 άκυρα-λευκά". ProtoThema (in Greek). 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Σε εκλογική τροχιά πάλι ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Ο οδικός χάρτης έως την εκλογή προέδρου την 1η Δεκεμβρίου". Ieidiseis (in Greek). 11 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Kasselakis barred from SYRIZA leadership contest | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Kasselakis leaves SYRIZA; new party in the works | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Συνέδριο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Εγκρίθηκαν οι υποψηφιότητες - Επίθεση σε Κασσελάκη - «Ουδείς θα υπονομεύσει τη θέση της αξιωματικής αντιπολίτευσης» | Cretalive ειδήσεις". www.cretalive.gr (in Greek). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  25. ^ a b c Γεωργία Σαδανά (26 September 2024). "ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Άνοιξε επισήμως την κούρσα ο Πολάκης - Ποιοι υπέγραψαν την υποψηφιότητά του" [SYRIZA: Polakis officially opened the race - Who signed his candidacy]. protothema.gr. /
  26. ^ "Πολάκης: Καταθέτω υποψηφιότητα για πρόεδρος του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ | LiFO". www.lifo.gr (in Greek). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Socratis Famellos joins SYRIZA's leadership race". ekathimerini.gr. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Επίσημα υποψήφιος ο Νικόλας Φαραντούρης" [Nicolas Farantouris is officially a candidate]. slpress.gr. 1 October 2024.
  29. ^ Apostolos Gletsos: Candidate and official candidate for the presidency of SYRIZA (el)
  30. ^ Με Γκλέτσο ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ-ΠΣ στην Περιφέρεια Στερεάς
  31. ^ https://www.ekathimerini.com/politics/1250693/kasselakis-insists-he-remains-syriza-president-fires-shots-at-tsipras/Kasselakis insists he remains SYRIZA president, fires shots at Tsipras
  32. ^ Στ. Κασσελάκης: Ανακοίνωσε την υποψηφιότητά του για την ηγεσία του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ
  33. ^ Στη Νέα Σμύρνη ο Στέφανος Κασσελάκης – Ποιοι βουλευτές τον συνόδευσαν
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