Greek opposition leader is ousted by his Syriza party

Greek opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis was ousted by his party's central committee Sunday via a motion of no confidence, just a year after his election to the post by party cadres who accused him of being an authoritarian and not fully ideologically aligned with the party.

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After an often tense and acrimonious two-day session, the central committee of the left-wing Syriza party approved the noconfidence motion 163-120, with three members voting blank. Another eight abstained.

It was not a single event that precipitated Kasselakis' ouster but, a buildup of discontent over the past year, which caused many who had viewed him as a charismatic savior to view him as someone bent on turning the party into a personal vehicle.