During the first meeting of the new Central Committee of SYRIZA, the party’s president, Sokratis Famell os announced his proposals for key positions within the party. He nominated Stergios Kalpakakis, a 35-year-old academic with a postgraduate degree in Humanities and New Technologies, as the new General Secretary. Famell os praised outgoing secretary Rania Svingou for her contributions and emphasized that Kalpakakis represents the new face of the progressive alliance.
Famell os also proposed comrade Anastasia Sapouna as Deputy Coordinator, highlighting the renewal and expertise these candidates bring to SYRIZA. He thanked former spokesperson George Karameros and introduced Costas Zachariadis as the new official party spokesperson.
The proposals aim to ensure political rejuvenation, respect for the party’s core values, and continuity in leadership. Famell os stressed that the newly proposed team is capable of leading SYRIZA into upcoming national elections, where it aims to challenge the current government over corruption scandals, particularly the OPEKEPE affair involving Ministerial figures linked to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Famell os accused the government of creating a clientelist state and demanded the resignation of the entire cabinet involved in the scandal. He outlined SYRIZA’s vision for a progressive government that would reduce VAT and excise duties, break up banking cartels, protect primary residences, provide housing solutions, reinstate the 13th pension, and invest €2 billion in healthcare staffing.
He also criticized Greece’s foreign policy under Mitsotakis, especially its silence on international law violations and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Famell os urged early elections to end the cycle of lies, scandals, and failures, and called on other progressive opposition parties to unite instead of playing into the system’s hands by remaining divided.
Internally, he emphasized ending personal ambitions and factionalism within the party, highlighting that the new Central Committee composition has seen a significant turnover—75% compared to the 2022 election and 60% compared to before the Congress.