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

In Greek politics, scandals come and go, but the erosion of credibility remains. The recent controversy over Makarios Lazaridis’s CV is not significant in itself; it is symptomatic.

Party leaders debate the findings of a five-month inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, with sharp divisions over whether former ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis should face a criminal investigation.

As Greece sends military assistance to Cyprus, opposition leaders are urging Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to brief party chiefs on developments in the Middle East and clarify Athens’ position in the escalating regional crisis.

After five months and 350 hours of hearings, Greek parties issued sharply conflicting reports on the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, with opposition groups calling for a preliminary criminal probe and the government rejecting any wrongdoing by former ministers

After a parliamentary inquiry into Greece’s farm subsidy agency, opposition parties call for a preliminary criminal investigation into two former ministers over alleged misuse of EU funds.