Stefanos Kasselakis

Top officials and hundreds of members of the main opposition party published a document on Thursday in which they raised further concerns about the direction SYRIZA has taken since the elections of its new leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, as turmoil within the party continues to brew. 

Since Stefanos Kasselakis was elected as the new leader of Syriza, the party has been riven with internal strife and tensions.

Since his return from the United States, Stefanos Kasselakis, the new leader of SYRIZA, has aimed to project a more distinct and serious image compared to that immediately following his election, which had been consistently highlighted on morning television programs.

A fair and just European Pact on Migration and Asylum would mean "finding a way for Greece to not be bearing the brunt [of the migration influx] as a first-arrival country," SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has said in Brussels.

Former SYRIZA minister Giorgos Stathakis has signaled his departure from the main opposition party, leveling accusations against the new party leader Stefanos Kasselakis and his close circle of advisors for their "anti-leftist hysteria."

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis met with PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis on Monday. The first one-on-one meeting of the two opposition party leaders was held at Kasselakis' initiative, at Androulakis' office in Parliament.

Leader of the main opposition party SYRIZA Stefanos Kasselakis met with the president of the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) Christos Rammos on Monday. 

"I have serious concerns on the quality of our democracy," commented Kasselakis adding that he shall expand on his concerns later on Monday. 

The Greek Communist Party (KKE) could be the surprise beneficiary of the turmoil afflicting its left-wing rival, SYRIZA.

SYRIZA MEP Petros Kokkalis has not ruled out the idea of establishing a new political party based on a "green" agenda.

The leader of Greece's leftist opposition has criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for his remarks concerning the head of the Hellenic Authority for Communications Security and Privacy (ADAE), Christos Rammos, who is currently investigating the wiretapping scandal.