As pupils returned to their classrooms for the first time after the summer holidays, political leaders made their customary visits to schools. The prime minister visited a renovated school in Ano Liosia, while the leader of PASOK visited a school in Thessaloniki

"The historic cycle hasn't closed" — is the message coming from SYRIZA headquarters, as the party takes up the gauntlet against the former leader, attempting a full comeback through fierce conflict with the government in parliament

SYRIZA issues an ultimatum to defecting MPs to return their seats as it pushes a restart and prepares its full program ahead of TIF

The former SYRIZA minister says he is challenging violations of his rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, criticizing the handling of the case by Greek judicial authorities

The new communication campaign of SYRIZA kicks off with a video featuring members returning to headquarters, sending a message of unity and renewal

A dispute over private universities has pitted Alexis Tsipras's new party against its former allies on the Greek left, exposing the fault lines in the former PM's efforts to build a broader progressive coalition.

After Kasselakis split from SYRIZA, New Left and his own party emerged, echoing a long history of splinter parties in Greek politics

Dourou ran unopposed after Pavlos Polakis withdrew his candidacy for SYRIZA's top parliamentary post

The leftist party that governed Greece from 2015 to 2019 has been reduced to having eight sitting MPs, while 63 members of its central committee resigned en masse. The parliamentary group set to choose a new leader on Saturday despite the mass exodus of MPs.

Three deputies quit the parliamentary group in a single day as the party's leadership crisis deepens

Speaking in Mytilene island, ELAS leader accuses the PM's inner circle of mafia-style language and vows to avoid political polarization

Party says it will contest the next national elections, ending what it called a period of uncertainty over its future

The veteran leftist politician said internal divisions and rejection of a bid for cooperation with Alexis Tsipras' new movement undermined his leadership

The MP urges those defecting to Tsipras's new party to skip the key committee vote

A weekend party meeting meant to signal renewal has instead convinced many officials that SYRIZA's time is up. Several lawmakers are said to be weighing a break, as former leader Alexis Tsipras's new party climbs to second position in the polls.

An Alco poll puts New Democracy first at 23.5%, with Alexis Tsipras' Greek Left Alliance, EL.A.S., second at 12.8%. PASOK and Maria Karystianou's Hope for Democracy are locked in a near tie for third as the new parties reshape the opposition map.

With his new party launch set for Thisseio Square on May 26, the former prime minister is already pulling figures away from both SYRIZA and splinter party Nea Aristera, threatening to redraw the Greek opposition landscape.

After a weekend of carefully staged online hints, the former premier appears ready to test whether Greece is prepared for his political return.

Political parties are gearing up, the questions of internal change loom

Tsipras is set to announce his new party, by late May or early June, targeting the space of PASOK and SYRIZA with a Sanchez-inspired model