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In September 2023, Kasselakis was elected from nowhere to go Syriza. Since then, the party has been mired in poisonous infighting.
Kasselakis, a former Goldman Sachs dealer, confronted criticism over his opinions on the financial system, NATO, and Israel, which have been seen as far aside from that of the left. The legitimacy of his wealth declaration was questioned. A media tour of his posh house in a wealthy Athenian neighborhood, whereas staff on the party newspaper and radio station have been left unpaid for months, was additionally closely criticized.
Last November, dozens of members left Syriza and created the New Left party. The discord has swelled because the party’s poor efficiency in June’s EU elections, with Kasselakis sustaining an aggressive stance in opposition to nearly all of the party’s members and notably towards his predecessor, Tsipras.
He was finally blocked from standing as a candidate for the Syriza management after he despatched a authorized risk to the party final month.
Since Friday night, 4 MPs have introduced they’re leaving Syriza, whereas some eight extra might observe them.
Until Friday, Syriza had 35 MPs within the Greek parliament, adopted by Socialists Pasok with 31 MPs, which signifies that by Monday Pasok might most likely have changed it because the nation’s fundamental opposition.
