Your candidacy for its leadership SIRIZA the party’s MEP, Nikolas Farandouris, could even announce it today.
The announcement will be made in a video that he will post on social media. Nikolas Farandouris was investigating the possibility immediately after Stefanos Kasselakis’ dismissal and began approaching people to work in his office. According to information from his environment, he began collecting signatures. He says he accepts suggestions and suggestions from party leaders and voters. Nikolas Farandouris performed well in the European elections, where he was elected with 140,000 votes, while he was also a candidate in the parliamentary elections in Kefalonia, where he also performed well, obtaining 30%.
His name was also heard last year, after the resignation of Alexis Tsipras, whose advisor he was.
He says he decided to “move forward so that the electoral process in SYRIZA acquires political characteristics and seriousness”.
Communicator with a moderate profile and technocratic proficiency Mr Farandouris it aspires to express a broader center-left audience and, above all, not limit itself to a wing of SYRIZA.
This is how the battle for the leadership of SYRIZA expands. It should be noted that so far Pavlos Polakis has presented his candidacy and Sokratis Famellos has officially declared his intention. Stefanos Kasselakis repeats that “I am here”. According to information from those around him, he is also expected to announce his candidacy in a friendly manner within a week, possibly on Thursday. The picture so far is completed by Apostolos Gletsos who at the beginning of the process also declared his interest. Of course there is still a lot of time until October 24th, the balance within SYRIZA is still being shaped and other surprises are not excluded. After Nikos Pappas’ declaration that he will not run for leadership, rumors are circulating behind the scenes at the party about Rena Dourou.