Kasselakis meets Tsipras amid party turmoil

Alexis Tsipras, the former leader of SYRIZA, expressed his concern about the deep divisions within the leftist party following the election of Stefanos Kasselakis in a meeting with him on Wednesday, sources close to the former prime minister said.

In the meeting, requested by Kasselakis, Tsipras emphasized the great importance of unity, to mount a credible opposition to the Conservative government, and in view of the upcoming European elections, the same source said.

"This unity that can only be preserved by the faithful observance of the statute and the drafting of a political plan by the party that must operate without exclusions and with an inclusive attitude for all points of view," the source said, in an apparent criticism over Kasselakis' attempts to expel high ranking members of the party.

In an unofficial briefing on the meeting, SYRIZA said that the...