Kasselakis challenges doubters, takes swipe at media

In response to harsh criticism, SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis challenged those casting doubts about his leadership of the party to clarify their stance.

Addressing a meeting of SYRIZA's Political Secretariat on Tuesday, Kasselakis appeared defiant, saying "if you don't trust me, long live the revival of the will and mandate of the members."

"If anyone doubts me let them do so here and now. I respect the institutions," he said. He also reportedly asked each of the members of the Political Secretariat to answer whether they trusted him to be the party's chairman.

Kasselakis had come under fire from friends and foes alike for compromising the party's identity after he distributed a questionnaire on SYRIZA's online platform, iSYRIZA, seeking party members' assessment of the party's identity, logo and name. The move drew a strong response from party officials...