Greece: entrepreneur Kasselakis new president of Syriza - Last hour

2023-09-24T21:19:18.465Z

Highlights: Stefanos Kasselakis is the first openly gay politician to lead a political party in Greece. The 35-year-old businessman won 56.69% of the votes cast by Syriza members to become president of Greece's first opposition party. He beat Tsipras' former labor minister, EffieAchtsioglou, who appeared to be the favorite. He is a former Goldman Sachs trader who has never held political office and spent most of his life in the United States.

Entrepreneur and former Goldman Sachs trader Stefanos Kasselakis was elected president of Greece's left-wing Syriza party, surprisingly winning the run-off after Alexis Tsipras left the scene. (ANSA)

Entrepreneur and former Goldman Sachs trader, Stefanos Kasselakis, was elected president of Greece's left-wing Syriza party, surprisingly winning the run-off after Alexis Tsipras left the scene. The 35-year-old businessman, who has never held political office and spent most of his life in the United States, won 56.69% of the votes cast by Syriza members to become president of Greece's first opposition party.
Unknown to the general public until a few weeks ago, Kasselakis beat Tsipras' former labor minister, EffieAchtsioglou, who appeared to be the favorite. But already last Sunday, surprisingly, Kasselakis had won the first round against 4 other candidates, including three former ministers. He is the first openly gay politician to lead a political party in Greece.

Source: ansa

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