Tsapanidou to take vacant parliamentary seat amidst tensions in SYRIZA

Former SYRIZA spokesperson Popi Tsapanidou announced successful a Facebook station connected Tuesday that she volition instrumentality the spot of Othon Iliopoulos pursuing his resignation arsenic a subordinate of parliament successful aboriginal August.

“I was officially called by the parliamentary speaker’s office, based connected the provisions of the constitution, the electoral process, and the regulations of parliament, to replace, arsenic the archetypal substitute connected the SYRIZA authorities ballot, the spot that has been near vacant,” stated Tsapanidou adding that she volition “fulfill the mandates of the constitution and the people’s verdict.”

Tsapanidou volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic an MP connected Friday. Her determination comes amid heightened tensions successful SYRIZA, with the enactment aggregate factions openly clashing.

Iliopoulos resigned from his presumption successful aboriginal August, stating that helium wished for his spot to beryllium taken by the SYRIZA leader, Stefanos Kasselakis.

However, Tsapanidou, who remains adjacent to erstwhile premier curate Alexis Tsipras, was the archetypal substitute to regenerate Iliopoulos. By taking the seat, she has efficaciously blocked Kasselakis from entering parliament.

On Tuesday, SYRIZA’s parliamentary radical is expected to meet, portion the ambiance wrong the enactment remains tense.