greece: change of government, same old austerity

Former Greek prime Alexis Tsipras welcomes elected Greek prime Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of Greece's New Democracy party, at Maximos Mansion Athens, Greece, July 8, 2019. In 2015, Syriza, Greece led by Alexis Tsipras, was elected to oppose the austerity policies being imposed by EU,..

the rise and fall of syriza

At the time, out, Greek left, is outgrowth of domestic developments and Europe's, antiwar, social, and labor movements. . ... Some sections of the left, such and Greek Communist Party, abstained and even opposed Syriza, weakening the hand of the inside the party and its..

the left after syriza

Syriza emerged from the development of the antiwar and antiglobalization movements, particularly Greek Social Forum and the huge success of the mobilization that Forum organized during Greek presidency of European Union in 2003. After January elections, seeking compromise with..

reflections on our experience with syriza

Some of the more arrogant members of Syriza still insist that Syriza was an uninterrupted continuation of the renewed left current, that is to say the Greek version of Eurocommunism. ... Today, after a long absence during the rise of Syriza, he is president of the..

a new political crisis in greece?

It's now the turn of Greek MPs to approve Prespes accord, and Defense Minister Kammenos decided to resign because he opposes the naming compromise. . Should SYRIZA survive the confidence vote, the election might be organized in parallel with European Parliament May, unexpectedly, or..

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