35-year-old Stefanos Kasselakis won over 56 percent of the vote to lead the main opposition party with a vow to eliminate perks for bankers and politicians.
Kasselakis was born in Athens but moved to the United States at the age of 14 after winning a school scholarship. Photo: AFP
Stefanos Kasselakis, 35, is a self-styled self-made entrepreneur who says he wants to promote transparency, boost labour and social rights, speed up justice and eliminate perks for bankers and politicians. "We want a Greece where you don't have to hustle to get ahead," Kasselakis said as his campaign took off this month, vowing to"conquer the Greek Dream" and create a"modern Left".
According to his CV, he holds international studies and economics degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, speaks five languages, and worked as a volunteer on then-senator Joe Biden's 2008 White House campaign.
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