2022 Syriza leadership election

New Democracy criticized the absence of rival candidates against Alexis Tsipras, as well as the right to vote for people over 15 years old.^[6]

After the legislative elections of May 2023, where SYRIZA reached its lowest percentage since the legislative elections of May 2012, Alexis Tsipras was pressured to resign from the party leadership, but remained, citing the upcoming June elections.^[7]

However, after the renewed defeat at the June elections, and the further drop in vote percentages, he stated on election night that he would put himself up to the judgment of the party members.^[8] Although, just four days later, he announced that he would resign from the party leadership, stating that the party requires “deep renewal and refoundation”.^[9]

After Tsipras' resignation, Sokratis Famellos, following a vote of the Parliamentary Group of SYRIZA - PS, was unanimously elected president of the PG, until the election of a new party president.^[10]

Following the announcement of Alexis Tsipras that he will not run for president of SYRIZA - Progressive Alliance, the following announced their candidacy in chronological order: Effie Achtsioglou ^[11] on 12 July, Euclid Tsakalotos^[12] on 14 July, Stefanos Tzoumakas^[13] and Nikos Pappas^[14] on 15 July, and Stefanos Kasselakis^[15] on 29 August.

The elections were initially set for 10 and 17 September,^[16] but were moved a week later respectively due to the Storm Daniel.^[17] In the elections, Kasselakis and Achtsioglou made it to the second round,^[18] and in the end Kasselakis was elected in the second round.^[19]