Greek PM focused on 'progressive front'

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his aides reportedly remain focused on creating a "progressive front" of the center-left despite reactions from within SYRIZA and accusations by the Movement for Change (KINAL) that the ruling leftist party is trying to tap into its base.

These reactions were on full display at the weekend after Friday's announcement that two former deputies who served under PASOK Premier George Papandreou would be included in the cabinet.

KINAL issued a statement accusing Tsipras of trying to "loot" the party while eyebrows were raised within SYRIZA itself where resentment among certain factions for the once all-powerful socialist party runs deep.

Moreover, an article published in the left-wing journal Epochi at the weekend warned that the move to include former PASOK officials in the cabinet provided further ammunition to the "anti...