Kasselakis ousts controversial MP, intensifying speculation about plans for SYRIZA

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Health, New Democracy, Parliament, SYRIZA
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SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has ousted outspoken MP Pavlos Polakis from the leftists’ parliamentary group following another outburst from the Cretan politician, but only time will tell if this is a key juncture in the nascent leader’s efforts to gain full control of the opposition grouping or whether it is just another episode in the ongoing saga of the party’s existential crisis.

Kasselakis took the decision to force Polakis out after the latter verbally attacked an assistant to Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis during a debate on Parliament over the government’s mental health bill. SYRIZA’s representative apologised for the MP’...

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