Alexis Tsipras

It is well known that Greek rule of law faces serious issues. These problems persisted throughout the 20th century, even after the transition to democracy. However, the situation has deteriorated rapidly since 2010. The economic crisis was, in fact, a symptom of a deep-seated institutional crisis.

Fierce political controversy was sparked yesterday by the revelation of the unauthorized and illegal pool built by the President of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance, Stefanos Kasselakis, in Spetses, despite

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed the "clear commitment" by all NATO member states to commit to spending at least 2% of GDP on defense spending, adding that European countries cannot "just rely" on the US for their defense.

The meeting of the Political Secretariat of SYRIZA PS ended today without any resolution. Despite lasting over four hours, it failed to bridge the gap between the stance of SYRIZA PS President Stefanos Kasselakis and leading party officials, with direct reference to former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.

Now that there is no longer the specter of a return of leftist SYRIZA and its former leader Alexis Tsipras to power, ruling New Democracy could easily fall back to being its "good old" self. It is a party with a long tradition of interparty backstabbing and clashes between its prominent members. Oftentimes, it is only the first names of the main protagonists of such clashes that change.

Main opposition SYRIZA parliamentary group Leader Sokratis Famellos said in an interview on SKAI TV Wednesday that "Stefanos Kasselakis' role and position are not in question."

"SYRIZA must improve with unity and collectivity. That's what we decided," Famellos said, emphasizing that the public values political substance over who holds the chair.

Main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis clarified in an interview with Alpha TV on Tuesday that he does not know if the previous SYRIZA leadership had made use of shady funding sources.

Stefanos Kasselakis, the president of SYRIZA, gave an interview on Alpha’s central news bulletin

Main opposition SYRIZA was plunged into further turmoil at the weekend after its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, whose tenure at the helm has been challenged by party cadres, took his predecessor, Alexis Tsipras, to task in a social media post late Friday asking for support "without games."

Twenty days of undeclared, underground warfare passed between the night of the European elections and yesterday morning, leading to the open conflict between the President of SYRIZA PS, Stefanos Kasselakis, and his predecessor, bringing the unity of SYRIZA PS into crisis.