New SYRIZA leader faces pushback

The new leader of the opposition, Stefanos Kasselakis, began his tenure as leader of the left-wing SYRIZA party by making some modest personnel changes that have already resulted in pushback.

Also, Kasselakis failed to persuade his main rival for the party leadership, lawmaker Effie Achtsioglou, to take any leadership role in the party or the parliamentary group.

Achtsioglou said on Tuesday she will not be taking up any role within the party in the immediate future following a grueling leadership campaign that started in July.

The 38-year-old former labor minister met with Kasselakis, who told her that any position was hers for the taking.

"I told him that, at the present stage of my life, I do not have the ability to take up any position, because after being in the front line of the opposition for two years, and consecutive election contests, I do not...