“SYRIZA bids farewell to Parliamentary Group a dear companion, standing with respect towards his long-standing political path, his social struggles, his rich parliamentary work and also his scientific merit, which played a catalytic role in his decision”, the party says in a statement after the notice of resignation of Othon Iliopoulos.

In the same announcement, Koumoundourou points out that the Member of State “he expresses the hope that the act of his resignation will not deprive his compatriots abroad of the possibility of their representation, since he is resigning in favor of the other expatriate Greek on the State ballot, the elected President of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis. “I consider that this thought of mine also reflects the will of the thousands of SYRIZA voters abroad who would like their “voice” in the Greek Parliament to be one of them,” he points out in his resignation letter.

The entire SYRIZA announcement

SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance Member of Parliament, Othon Iliopoulos, today submitted his resignation as a Member of Parliament, in order to devote himself fully to his scientific – research work in the USA.

SYRIZA bids farewell to a dear comrade from its Parliamentary Group, standing with respect for his long political journey, his social struggles, his rich parliamentary work but also his scientific merit, which played a catalytic role in his decision.

He expresses the hope that the act of his resignation will not deprive his compatriots abroad of the possibility of their representation, since he is resigning in favor of the other expatriate Greek on the State ballot, the elected President of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis. “I consider that this thought of mine also reflects the will of the thousands of SYRIZA voters abroad who would like their “voice” in the Greek Parliament to be one of them,” he points out in his resignation letter.

His assurance, that he always remains a fighting executive and a proud member of the Central Committee of SYRIZA – PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE and that he will continue to fight in Greece and abroad for a democratic socialist society, fills us with strength and optimism.

We thank him for his great parliamentary work and we assure him, in turn, that we will continue to defend, inside and outside the Parliament, what he too: SYRIZA’s vision for a democratic and fair Greece.