Nikos Pappas
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- Oct 17
SYRIZA's Polakis pushes for leader election by January as Dourou and Pappas reportedly resist
Pavlos Polakis asked the Political Secretariat on Friday, 16 October, to hold a congress and elect a leader by January, while Rena Dourou defended collective leadership at the Central Committee on Saturday, 17 October.
- Oct 14
SYRIZA's seat-return deadline expires as former MPs keep their seats and party releases video
SYRIZA released a video of earlier statements by MPs who left the party and now sit as independents, after its deadline for them to return their seats ran out on 14 October. The parliamentary group, which had 47 MPs after the 2023 national elections, now numbers 10.
- Sep 11
Greek government spokesman draws backlash after proposing two-month cap on unemployment benefits
Pavlos Marinakis described his proposal to limit unemployment allowances to two months as a personal stance, prompting criticism from opposition parties across Greece.
- Jul 18
SYRIZA appoints Rena Dourou parliamentary chief, Nikos Pappas secretary in bid to halt disintegration
After a 12-hour Central Committee session, the Greek left-wing party installed a collective leadership to prepare for national elections, with Pavlos Polakis taking a strategic role despite tensions.
- Jul 10
SYRIZA president Sokratis Famellos resigns, party splits into two camps ahead of Central Committee showdown
Sokratis Famellos stepped down as president of Greece's main opposition party on Thursday evening, preempting a no-confidence vote and triggering an open power struggle between rival factions led by Pavlos Polakis and Nikos Pappas.
- Jun 25
Famellos tells SYRIZA rebels to stop 'shenanigans' as Polakis walks out of party meeting
Party president Sokratis Famellos warned dissenting members to respect the Central Committee's vote to back Alexis Tsipras's leftist coalition, while Pavlos Polakis quit the Political Secretariat meeting and called for a new leadership vote.
- Jun 16
SYRIZA leader Famellos removes top spokespersons in reshuffle amid pressure from Tsipras’s new party
SYRIZA president Sokratis Famellos removed parliamentary spokesperson Nikos Pappas and press spokesperson Kostas Zachariadis on Tuesday, installing Theofilos Xanthopoulos, Kostas Barkas and Christos Giannoulis in their roles as the party grapples with internal dissent over relations with Alexis Tsipras’s new ELAS party.
