Stefanos Kasselakis, leader of Greece’s SYRIZA party, has vowed to remain in his position despite losing the support of the Central Committee. Ahead of an extraordinary party congress, Kasselakis affirmed his candidacy for re-election and criticized internal efforts to block his leadership, insisting the final decision should rest with the party’s grassroots members.
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In a significant turn of events, the censure motion against SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Stefanos Kasselakis has passed. Garnering 163 out of 295 Central Committee votes, the motion surpasses the required 148 votes, triggering a new leadership election process. The motion, initially submitted by a group known as the “87” and later backed by figures like Pavlos Polakis, will now see SYRIZA convene a Congress to determine the election timeline and accept candidates.
SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance’s Central Committee members concluded in-person voting Sunday on a censure motion against party leader Stefanos Kasselakis. The motion, filed Saturday by 100 committee members, will now enter a second phase allowing absent members to vote by phone, before all votes are tallied. The motion requires approval from 50% plus one of all 295 committee members to pass.
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