In second place, with a small gap to the winner, was the MP from Chania, Pavlos Polakis, who said that he did not want a second round.

[1] These elections — the most tumultuous in Syriza's history — were marked by the decision of the party's supreme bodies to reject the possibility of former Syriza president Stefanos Kasselakis running, a decision that caused fierce disputes among the party's executives and grassroots members.

[7] After the election of Stefanos Kasselakis, the criticism and questioning of his political actions by party members and MPs intensified.

[17][18] The questioning of Stefanos Kasselakis culminated in the meeting of the Central Committee of Syriza, on 7 September, during which 100 members submitted a motion of no confidence against the party president,[19] which was adopted by 163 votes to 120,[20] removing the president, Stefanos Kasselakis, and triggering a leadership election.

[23] A day later, the party's Extraordinary Congress voted to confirm the candidacies of Polakis, Famellos, Farantouris and Gletsos.