Meteorites and dead ends

What is happening in the political opposition at the moment is very bad. It is bad for everyone. SYRIZA turns out to have been an opportunistic formation based on the charisma of former leader (and premier) Alexis Tsipras and was the product of great and justified public anger. 

Current leader Stefanos Kasselakis arrived like a meteorite from the United States and SYRIZA was transformed from an anti-systemic protest party into a combination of Machiavellian thriller and comedy that has a bit of everything: backroom deals and advisers, lifestyle, unrestrained ambitions and conspiracies. It certainly cannot convince voters that this is a political party that can govern in the foreseeable future. Lots of show, little politics.

At the same time, PASOK is again looking for a new leader. The problem is that none of the candidates seems to be gaining ground or making any...