And officially SYRIZA announced its support for the basketball player’s candidacy Nikos Pappa for the Municipality of Athens.

Speaking earlier to the Central Committee of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras stated: “The long walk of suffering and familism must at some point end. The desire of the well-known international basketball player of Panathinaikos, formerly also of AEK, Nikos Pappas to lead such an effort is a very positive development”.

He also announced: “At Municipality of Piraeuswe have the pleasure of supporting a proven fighter of the left and of self-government, as he was the deputy governor of Piraeus and the islands for five years, the Giorgos Gavrilis.

In the Municipality of Patrasthe president of the Technical Chamber Vasilis Aivalisin a broad cooperative ballot of progressive forces.

In the Municipality of Peristerione – as a result – of the most successful local administrators, the current mayor Andreas Pachaturidis.

At Larisaan equally successful mayor, the Apostolos Kalogiannis. In the Agriniothe reputable and combative lawyer, the Dimitris Trapeziotis».