Syriza party members will elect the
new leader of Greece's main leftist party on Sept. 10, choosing
among four candidates; if necessary, a second round will occur
on Sept. 16.
The date was announced following the party's Central
Committee meeting in Athens over the weekend. The internal
elections were called after Alexis Tsipras resigned from his
leadership of Syriza following the June 25 election defeat.
Next Sept. 3, the party's Congress will meet to discuss the
technical details of the elections; all party members, some
170,000 people, are eligible to vote. The four candidates are
former Labor Minister during Tsipras' government Efi
Achtsioglou, former Finance Minister Euclidis Tsakalotos,
longtime politician and former Pasok member Stefanos Tzoumakas,
and former Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas. Achtsioglou is
considered the favorite to win.
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