Kasselakis, a leader without a party

SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis appears to be increasingly isolated as criticism of his leadership is not only coming from opponents within the party, but also from those who had until recently backed him.

Kasselakis had distributed a questionnaire on SYRIZA's online platform iSYRIZA over the weekend, seeking party members' assessment of the party's identity, logo and name. Party officials reacted strongly to Kasselakis' initiative, expressing uncertainty about the purpose of the upcoming party congress.

"I am in a very difficult position because I had supported him," senior member Pavlos Polakis is reported to have said during the six-hour meeting of the political secretariat on Monday, reflecting the prevalent mood against Kasselakis, who is under fire for the party's identity crisis. 

What became clear from the meeting was that there is no longer any...