SYRIZA MEP Nikolaos Farantouris has thrown his hat into the ring for the leadership of the leftist main opposition party, joining three other candidates in the race.

Farantouris, a professor at the University of Piraeus and SYRIZA’s EU policy advisor, emphasized the need for SYRIZA to progress and move forward towards a brighter future in a video posted on social media.

The upcoming SYRIZA party congress from November 1-3 will precede the leadership elections on November 24, with a potential runoff on December 1.

With ousted leader Stefanos Kasselakis and MPs Sokratis Famellos and Pavlos Polakis also vying for leadership, the race is heating up within the party.