ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, suffered a damaging setback Thursday when nine lawmakers quit the party in protest against its newly elected leadership.
But he has failed so far to halt the party’s decline in popularity in the wake of a crushing general election defeat in June.
Syriza has since dropped to third place behind Socialist opponents in opinion polls, boosting the dominance of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ conservative government.
On Thursday, Effie Achtsioglou, a former Syriza labor minister, led the walkout as nine lawmakers declared themselves independent.
He resigned following his third successive general election defeat.
Persons:
Stefanos Kasselakis, Syriza, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Effie Achtsioglou, Euclid Tsakalotos, Alexis Tsipras, Syriza’s, Tsipras
Organizations:
Miami, Socialist, Syriza
Locations:
ATHENS, Greece