Deposed SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis announced on Saturday his new party. Its’ name is “Movement for Democracy” (Kinima Dimokratias/Κίνημα Δημοκρατίας), a name it was voted in a poll by his supporters. The party is neither left or right, and it moves somewhere between Left and Center, Kasselakis said without specifying …
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SYRIZA: Kasselakis hints to form a new political party
Just a few hours before the start of the congress of Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA, its deposed president hinted that he was about to form a new political party if he would not be allowed to be a delegate. “It is a shame what is happening in SYRIZA with the …
Read More »SYRIZA excludes again Kasselakis’ presidential bid, but he insists
The drama around Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA continues without break, confusing current and former supporters and voters ahead of the elections of a new leader. Yesterday, Wednesday, another organ of the party, the Political Secretariat shut the door to Stefanos Kasselakis, the deposed former leader who insists on bidding …
Read More »SYRIZA Central Committee blocks Kasselakis’ re-election bid
In a session full of turmoil, sharp argumentation and boycott efforts, the members of the Central Committee of SYRIZA voted on Saturday against the candidacy of recently deposed leader Stefanos Kasselakis in the upcoming election for the party leadership. A total of 151 members were accredited during the meeting, 136 …
Read More »Deposed SYRIZA-leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, candidates again for party leadership
With a video posted on social media, the deposed leader of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis, announced his candidacy for the new leadership of Greece’s main opposition party scheduled to take place next month. “I’m Stefanos.That’s it. We were born people, not ex officio,” Kasselakis starts his 4-minute long video in which …
Read More »SYRIZA falls victim to Kasselakis’ Ego: Greece’s main opposition ousts its leader
A majority of Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA Central Committee members voted on Sunday in favor of a censure motion against party leader Stefanos Kasselakis. Ιn favor of the censure motion voted 163 members of the Central Committee and 120 against. The CC has a total of 295, SYRIZa-affiliated newspaper …
Read More »Sudden death of Avgi: Kasselakis closes historic daily of SYRIZA
The sudden death of a historic newspaper of the Greek Left, of daily Avgi, was announced on Tuesday. The newspaper politically affiliated with SYRIZA and its predecessor will operate only as Sunday newspaper. The decision was announced to Avgi employees by the Board of Directors of the company that publishes …
Read More »SYRIZA leader Kasselakis victim of homophobic attack
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis requested on Tuesday the intervention of a public prosecutor after the law office of prominent lawyer Alexis Kougias issued a homophobic statement. The issue started on the occasion of the severe beating of a 37-year-old lawyer by her husband, also a lawyer, Apostolos Lytras. Kougias appeared …
Read More »Kasselakis on 2-day visit to Palestine
Leader of main opposition SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis, visited a refuge camp near Bethlehem on Sunday as part of his 2-day visit in Palestine. “We are here to promote the two-state solution based on UN resolutions,” he said. Accompanied by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine, Hani Al-Hayek, Kasselakis …
Read More »Kasselakis reports of miracle during his baptism: “A Cross was formed from the oil”
Leader of Greece’ main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis. stunned the clergy in the Archdiocese of America, when he claimed that ” a cross was formed from the oil in the font waters when he was baptized” According to news website hellasjournal.gr, Kasselakis told Archbishop of America Elpidophoros and the …
Read More »SYRIZA leader Kasselakis: I feel ready to become prime minister
Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Stefanos Kasselakis asked for double elections, both European and national elections, adding that he is ready to become prime minister. Speaking on Sunday to Alpha TV, he clarified that SYRIZA-PA will continue to be independent but that he is always open to cooperation. “I urge …
Read More »Investigation into verbal attack against SYRIZA leader, Stefanos Kasselakis
Supreme Court Prosecutor on Monday instructed the Thessaloniki First-Instance Court prosecutors’ department to conduct an investigation to find those responsible for a verbal attack on main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance President Stefanos Kasselakis and the physical attack and injury of a police officer at the entrance of Olympion cinema.on Sunday night. …
Read More »Prosecutor orders review on Kasselakis income sources
A prosecutor ordered a review of SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis’ source-of-income declarations (pothen esches) for possible violation of the law, it was announced on Tuesday. The order for the review will focus on whether Kasselakis violated the law on asset declarations, particularly regulations forbidding Greek leaders of parliamentary parties from …
Read More »Tsipras Mega-Bomb: He urges Kasselakis to seek a vote of confidence by SYRIZA members
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the man who brought Stefanos Kasselakis to SYRIZA, dropped a mega-bomb just an hour before the party Congress commenced on Thursday evening. he urged him to seek a vote of confidence by party members. Practically, the former SYRIZA leader questions and challenges the current leader …
Read More »“Me and Tyler will change Greece,” says Kasselakis despite uncertain future in SYRIZA
“Me and Tyler will change Greece,” said the leader of Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis, a few days ago. The first thing that comes in one’s mind is, of course: Who the hell is Tyler? Tyler McBeth, 32, is the partner of Kasselakis whom he married in October …
Read More »Kasselakis’ dream: “Return to old, tidy Greece with clean homes”
“Τhe new I bring is the return to the old, tidy Greece. In Greece, where the homemaker kept his house clean, followed the rules, the laws, was interested in his neighbor.” This was said by Stefanos Kasselakis, leader of main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA. “I have the will, I have …
Read More »SYRIZA on fire as leader Kasselakis seeks “referendum” to expel members
Leader of main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Stefanos Kasselakis, announced on Friday a “referendum” in which grassroot members will decide whether four party members should be ousted from the party. In his post on social media, he addressed the “Greek people” and the “large majority in the country who want an …
Read More »“I aspire to be the next prime minister for all Greeks,” says Kasselakis
“I aspire to be the next prime minister of the country for all Greeks – domestically and internationally – but my faith is above all in the people who embraced me and propelled me,” Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of main opposition, left-wing SYRIZA said speaking at the 27th Annual Economist Government …
Read More »First public opinion poll after Kasselakis wins SYRIZA leadership
The first nationwide public opinion poll after Stefanos Kasselakis won the leadership of main opposition party, left-wing SYRIZA was published on Wednesday evening. Conducted by Opinion Poll on behalf of Action24 TV showed that ruling party New Democrasy is losing in the preference of respondents, who were also not particularly …
Read More »Apolitical Stefanos Kasselakis is the new leader of left-wing SYRIZA
Stefanos Kasselakis won the leadership of left-wing SYRIZA with 56.91% of the elections votes on Sunday. The new leader of Greece’ main opposition party will not be able to represent the party in the parliament, though, as he did not manage to get elected in the parliamentary elections in July …
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