Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party

Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party

Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience has been elected to lead Greece's main opposition bloc, the left-wing Syriza party.Stefanos Kasselakis defeated Effie Achtsioglou, a 38-year-old lawmaker and former labor minister, in a runoff contest. Three other candidates had been eliminated in an earlier first round. With the votes s…

Political outsider Stefanos Kasselakis wins race to lead Greece’s Syriza

Centre-left entrepreneur wins 56.69% of vote in stunning and unprecedented rise ‘from nowhere’Stefanos Kasselakis, an outsider with no previous experience of politics in Greece, has emerged the victor of an electric race to lead the leftwing Syriza, the country’s main opposition party.The Greek-American entrepreneur, who announced his candidacy for the post barely four weeks ago, attained 56.69% of the vote against 43.31% for Efi Achtsioglou, a …

Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party

A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience was elected Sunday to lead Greece's main opposition bloc, the left-wing Syriza party.

Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience was elected Sunday to lead Greece’s main opposition bloc, the left-wing Syriza party. Stefanos Kasselakis defeated Effie Achtsioglou, a […]

Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience has been elected to lead Greece’s main opposition bloc, the left-wing Syriza party. Stefanos Kasselakis defeated Effie Achtsioglou, a 38-year-old lawmaker and former labor minister, in a runoff contest. Three other candidates had been eliminated in an earlier first round. With the votes still being counted, Achtsioglou called he…

Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece's main opposition Syriza party

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience has been elected to lead Greece’s main opposition bloc, the left-wing Syriza party. Stefanos Kasselakis defeated Effie Achtsioglou, a 38-year-old lawmaker and former labor minister, in a runoff contest. Three other candidates had been eliminated in an earlier first round. With the votes still being counted, Achtsioglou called he…