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Party people: SYRIZA vs Kasselakis

SYRIZA, the leftist party that experienced a stunning rise to power from the fringes of Greek politics, has elected a new leader but will it be enough to rescue it from its slide back to the sidelines?

Its former leader, nascent politician Stefanos Kasselakis, has hit back by launching his own party, Movement for Democracy. Will he have any impact or is it all show?

These are some of the questions host Nick Malkoutzis attempts to answer with the help of MacroPolis co-founder Yiannis Mouzakis and features editor Georgia Nakou.

Useful reading

Greece’s wounded left elects new chief - Euractiv

Assessing Greece’s new political landscape - Ekathimerini

Greek politics goes from stability to state of flux - MacroPolis

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