SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis set to visit Australia 

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The new leader of Greece’s main opposition party Stefanos Kasselakis has announced he will be visiting Australia within the next few weeks.

According to Iefimirida, the SYRIZA leader aims to visit the Greek diaspora in four different parts of the world, including the United States, South Africa, Europe and Australia.

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Stefanos Kasselakis was recently elected as SYRIZA’s new leader. Photo: Ekathimerini.

After Christmas, where he will be in New York, Kasselakis will travel to Melbourne, Victoria to be close to the Greek community in Australia.

He aims to show the significance of the diaspora around the world, as he begins to campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections next year.

For the first time ever, Greek diaspora will be able to vote in the elections via postal vote.

Source: Iefimirida.

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