Kasselakis was ousted as SYRIZA party president after a vote of no confidence in September and only after one year holding this post. Kasselakis expressed intent to run again, but his candidacy was barred amid infighting in early October. Kasselakis has since responded defiantly, urging supporters to remain in the party and push for change in this weekend’s party congress. He even created a webside to collect a list of supporters and leased an office,
Until recently, Kasselakis was denying allegations that he would form his own political party.
But the rift between the deposed president and the majority of the party organs and high-ranking historic officials is much too grave and there seems to be no space for a solution that SYRIZA remains together.
Of course, for Stefanos Kasselakis the way out is not easy as he would need the support of at least 10 party MPs to follow him so that the new party can form a parliamentary group with its leader outside the parliament as he was not elected in the last parliamentary elections.
PS If he doesn’t want them and they don’t want him, what’s the point on insisting to candidate as a new president?