Alexis Tsipras

The new split in the SYRIZA parliamentary group has led to the loss of the official opposition title without the need for an election for the first time in post-junta history.

With deep dives into the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance’s governmental past, plenty of “friendly fire” among comrades, and repeated references to their return to opposition benches, the two-plus-hour debate between the four contenders for the party’s presidency unfolded. From the very first moments, the participants enthusiastically plunged into the battle of impressions.

Ahead of a televised debate between the four candidates for the top job in SYRIZA, a fresh row has broken out between the main opposition party and its ousted former leader Stefanos Kasselakis over comments he made regarding Alexis Tsipras' holding and handing of the 2015 referendum.

Around 80-90 proposals were submitted for the name of the party that Stefanos Kasselakis intends to establish, according to him.

In a dramatic turn of events, former SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis announced the creation of a new party to his supporters on Saturday, signifying the leftist party's implosion course. 

A number of Greek political figures have taken to social media to welcome Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.

Panos Kammenos, the former leader of Independent Greeks which formed a government coalition with leftist SYRIZA from 2015 to 2019, tweeted "Make Greece great again," in a clear reference to Trump's election slogan.

The re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States is creating a new global context at a time when the competition to shape the New World Order after the Cold War has intensified, which is also affecting regional conflicts and rivalries.

With conflicting results to the end and in an episodic manner, the election of Syriza’s Syriza Progressive Alliance’s first, powerful internal party crash test, as the majority and “Casselistas” faced off in the most decisive ballot box since that of Alexis Tsipras’s succession in September 2023.

In an in-depth interview on Smile Again with Sissy Christidou, former SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis shared his thoughts on the state of the party, its direction, and the challenges facing SYRIZA amidst internal tensions.

Former leftist prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday criticized the purported erosion of the rule of law in Greece under the conservative New Democracy government, accusing judicial authorities of failing to investigate or even covering up several high-profile cases.