Alexis Tsipras

SYRIZA MP and member of the political secretariat, the top executive of the leftist opposition, Costas Zachariadis, has criticized the stance of party chief Stefanos Kasselakis, as expressed on the opening day of the party's congress, as divisive, while pointing to Olga Gerovasili as a potential challenger to his leadership.

Main opposition SYRIZA is entering a new leadership race in the wake of developments triggered by an intervention of its former leader Alexis Tsipras suggesting the incumbent Stefanos Kasselakis must renew his mandate with the party base.

Euclid Tsakalotos, the former finance minister and one of the 11 MPs who bolted from SYRIZA to create the New Left party, said former leader Alexis Tsipras needed to make his own self-criticism.

Former SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras intervened in the ongoing party turmoil on Thursday, criticizing the party's direction and urging new leader Stefanos Kasselakis to seek a fresh vote of confidence from party members.

A major crisis that broke out earlier this week within the main opposition SYRIZA party was averted at the last minute with the party congress set to start on Thursday under a fragile and temporary truce among opposing sides.

The statement of the president of SYRIZA - Gerovassili speaks of "the dissolution of the party created by Tsipras" - "Probably not informed" says Spirtzis - Sharp response from Tzakri

Escaping the grip of populism requires a combination of honesty and flexibility, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

In an "post-populist," 1,000-word contribution to the "By Invitation" series in the Economist, Mitsotakis discussed the means he mobilized to deal with the "rise of populism."

Main opposition party SYRIZA released a statement on Sunday demanding that the government address what it termed as "aggressive statements by Erdogan" following the US State Department's approval of Turkey's request for F-16s.

The main opposition SYRIZA party's parliamentary group meeting on the island of Spetses will be extended by one day Sunday, as some MPs did not get to make their thematic presentations.

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has called on his MPs to formulate a "National Plan for the Greek Dream" as the party gathered on the island of Spetses for a three-day retreat. 

It is understood that the main opposition leader opened proceedings by telling his MPs that the meeting would be a productive and creative discussion and exchange of viewpoints among equals.