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Telemachos Chondrotsis elected new general secretary of Kalopian Spring as Moraitou resigns over election results

The Kalopian Herald — March 5735

HELIOS – Following the early elections triggered by the government crisis caused by First Minister Thanopoulos' decision to kick Kalopian Spring out of government over the latter's decision to vote in favor of a presidential veto override, Kalopian Spring has fallen to the fourth place, losing seven seats and a million voters since December 5733 elections. As a result, Theseus Moraitou decided to put an end to his rule over the party and call for a leadership election, saying that he could no longer "in good faith" continue leading the party. 

Now, with 68% of the votes, Thalassan regional leader Telemachos Chondrotsis has been elected as the new general secretary. The 32-year-old former professional rower and international athlete, affiliated to Kalopian Spring since 5730, is one of the party's most visible figures, both because of his sporting profile and the results in Thalassa, the Kalopian region where the party gets its better results. In his victory speech, Mr. Chondrotsis burned all the bridges with their former allies, saying that Phalanx had "all but effectively terminated any possibilty of understanding" with Kalopian Spring after expelling the party from government without "proper consultation first", and criticized his predecessor's "lack of future vision" for returning back to government.

"We have seen what Phalanx is capable of. And still, and after saying otherwise, the leadership of the party decided not only to continue in a failing government, but also to give its support to a presidential candidate proposed and supported by the very same party, and whose election is what ultimately ended in our early dismissal from government. But we take note of it. This is how loyalty to a government is rewarded: by using external issues as a weapon as if you were a political rival, without any chances or explanations. But this secretariat will not make the same mistakes".

The new general secretary of the party has promised a "more combative style of parliamentarism", and signals a turn in the recent KA's legislative activity, including a closer collaboration with left-wing parties in parliament – most prominently, the Party for Labor Democracy