Ex-Goldman Sachs trader to lead Greece's leftist Syriza party

Stefanos Kasselakis speaks to journalists after casting his ballot at a polling station, during the Greek leftist party Syriza's election for a new leader, in Athens, Greece, September 24, 2023. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

ATHENS (Reuters) -Former Goldman Sachs associate and political novice Stefanos Kasselakis on Sunday was elected leader of Greece's leftist Syriza party, the country's main opposition, which is hoping for a comeback after a heavy defeat in a national election.

Syriza was catapulted to power at the height of Greece's debt crisis in 2015, but lost to the conservative New Democracy party in 2019 and in June 2023.