![Stefanos Kasselakis declares candidacy for SYRIZA party leadership [vid]](https://cdn.pagenews.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/5955896-500x290.jpg "Stefanos Kasselakis declares candidacy for SYRIZA party leadership [vid]")
He will be the fifth person to declare candidacy for party leadership after Alexis Tsipras stepped down, and will be joining Efi Achtsioglou, Euclid Tsakalotos, Nikos Pappas, and Stefanos Tzoumakas in the party race.
Constantine Tassoulas was re-elected as President of the Hellenic Parliament with 249 votes on Tuesday.
The Greek president was accompanied by Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni and received a warm welcome from the residents of Apulia, who greeted her with songs in the local Griko dialect and traditional dances.
French President Emmanuel Macron was elected to be an honorary member of he Academy of Athens
