Resignations plunge SYRIZA into turmoil

The resignations on Wednesday of three top executives from SYRIZA's executive bodies are further testing the cohesion of the party that has been riveted by infighting.

Announcing their resignation on Wednesday, Dionysis Temponeras, Antonis Kotsakas and Haris Tsiokas expressed their dismay with recent comments by party leader Stefanos Kasselakis, who hinted in a social media post that SYRIZA had benefited from shady funding sources under his predecessor, former prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

The negative atmosphere was further compounded by the onslaught of critical statements by other top officials, sparking suggestions that a new split could be on the cards. For his part, Kasselakis' close associate Evangelos Apostolakis referred to "black money" in all parties in Greece, and apparently said in discussions with journalists in Parliament that the president "could have...