Greece’s former dominant leftist party and main national opposition party, SYRIZA, is crumbling.
After the removal of the former SYRIZA leader Kasselakis, 4 MPs have decided to leave the party, along with 76 out of the 300 members of the party’s central committee.
“The fact that artificial majorities were formed with the sole purpose of canceling the election and ousting the party leader Stefanos Kasselakis, who was elected by the party grassroots, as well as the absolutist way of dealing with the minority in the central committee, proved that SYRIZA as it stands is in complete disharmony with the statute passed in 2022,” the members said. As SYRIZA fights itself on the inside, PASOK, Greece’s socialist party is making gains. PASOK is now projected to become the next major leftist opposition party in the country, and thus creating a sense of urgency for SYRIZA to fix itself. If SYRIZA fails to address its internal conflicts and restore unity, it risks further alienation from its base and losing its position as a key political force in Greece. This could lead to a significant decline in voter support and diminished influence in national politics. Additionally, the party’s inability to resolve these issues may pave the way for PASOK to solidify its role as the leading opposition party, further marginalizing SYRIZA’s presence in future elections.