2023 Syriza leadership election
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A leadership election was held in September 2023 within Syriza after the resignation of leader Alexis Tsipras following the June 2023 legislative election.[3] It was won by Stefanos Kasselakis after two rounds of voting.[2]
Background
After the June 2023 Greek legislative election, Syriza received a record low percentage of 17.83% since the May 2012 Greek legislative election.[4] Tsipras announced his resignation 4 days after the elections on 29 June 2023. He stated that the party needs, "profound renewal and refoundation".[5] Sokrates Famellos took his place as president of the parliamentary group.[6]
All party members of Syriza who were aged 15-years-old and above before 17 September 2023 could vote in the leadership election.[7]
Candidates
Effie Achtsioglou announced her intention to run for presidency on 12 July from the Athens Conservatoire.[8] A day later, Euclid Tsakalotos announced his candidacy.[9] Nikos Pappas announced his candidacy during the central committee’s meeting, on 15 July.[10] Stefanos Tzoumakas, member of the Executive Committee also announced his candidacy during the central committee meeting.[11] In August 2023, Stefanos Kasselakis announced that he would be running in the election.[12]
Opinion polls
Leadership Election voting intention by Metron Analysis for MEGA TV:[13]
- Stefanos Kasselakis: 39%
- Effie Achtsioglou: 31%
- Euclid Tsakalotos: 13%
- Nikos Pappas: 3%
- Stefanos Tzoumakas: 3%
Results
Kasselakis was the top vote-getter in the first round of the leadership contest on 17 September 2023 with Effie Achtsioglou in second place.[14]
Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Stefanos Kasselakis | 66,156 | 44.91 | 74,285 | 55.98 |
Effie Achtsioglou | 53,292 | 36.18 | 58,425 | 44.02 |
Euclid Tsakalotos | 13,156 | 8.93 | ||
Nikos Pappas | 12,787 | 8.68 | ||
Stefanos Tzoumakas | 1,917 | 1.30 | ||
Total | 147,308 | 100.00 | 132,710 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 147,308 | 98.98 | 132,710 | 98.73 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,513 | 1.02 | 1,710 | 1.27 |
Total votes | 148,821 | 100.00 | 134,420 | 100.00 |
Source: [15] [16] |
As no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round there was a run-off election between the top two candidates - Stefanos Kasselakis and Effie Achtsioglou - on 24 September 2023.
In the second round Kasselakis received 55.98% of the vote and Achtsioglou received 44.02%, giving Kasselakis the victory. Kasselakis spoke of wanting Syriza to emulate the U.S. Democratic Party and move to the centre-left.[2]
References
- ^ Michalopoulos, Sarantis (18 September 2023). "'Newcomer' wins first round of Greece's left elections". EURACTIV. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Smith, Helena (25 September 2023). "Stefanos Kasselakis: ex-banker who lit up Greek politics to lead Syriza". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Smith, Helena (29 June 2023). "Alexis Tsipras steps down as Syriza leader after Greek election rout". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Greece's conservatives win election majority to secure second term". POLITICO. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Greek opposition leader Tsipras resigns as Syriza chief after election defeat". POLITICO. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Famellos unanimously president of SYRIZA parliamentary group". Hellasjournal.com. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Kokkinidis, Tasos (17 September 2023). "The Five Candidates Vowing to Reverse SYRIZA's Decline in Greece". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Newsroom. "Έφη Αχτσιόγλου: Στο Ωδείο Αθηνών θα ανακοινώσει αύριο την υποψηφιότητά της για την ηγεσία του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". www.ieidiseis.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Costu, Safak (15 July 2023). "SYRIZA Leadership Race Heats Up: Stefanos Tzoumakas Throws Hat into Ring". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Kasselakis announced he is running for Syriza leadership". Ta Nea. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/GreeceElects/status/1702739242743419174". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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- ^ "SYRIZA: Kasselakis, Achtsioglou headed to a runoff". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Twitter Greece Elects: SYRIZA-PS Leadership Election Final Results". Twitter Greece Elects. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Εκλογές ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Τα τελικά αποτελέσματα της κάλπης". 25 September 2023.