Leftwing faction splits from Greece’s main opposition party, Syriza
by AP in Athens from on (#6GAPS)
Recently elected leader Stefanos Kasselakis accused of Trumpian practices' and rightwing populism'
A leftwing faction of Greece's main opposition party has announced that it is breaking away, accusing Syriza's recently elected leader of abandoning its core ideology for a sort of rightwing populism."
Umbrella, a faction led by Euclid Tsakalotos, a former finance minister during Syriza's government of 2015-19, announced its departure with a blistering statement that accused Stefanos Kasselakis of Trumpian practices (and) right-leaning populism".
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