Panayiotis Lafazanis
Ex-minister Panayiotis Lafazanis denounces government persecution
The leader of the far-left Popular Unity party Panayiotis Lafazanis said on Wednesday he refused to provide answers to investigators after he was summoned to Attica Police Headquarters over his alleged illegal possession and use of a gun during protests against foreclosures on the properties of overindebted Greeks.
Switching on for electricity shake-up
It is a strange quirk of fate that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras - should his government reach an agreement with the institutions in the coming days - is set to preside over the greatest ever deregulation of Greece's electricity market.
- Read more about Switching on for electricity shake-up
- Log in to post comments
PM to meet Russians to discuss Turkish Stream pipeline
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to meet with Russian officials in Thessaloniki on Saturday morning to discuss the possibility of the Turkish Stream pipeline, which will carry Russian natural gas to Turkey, being extended to Greece.
Does Tsipras still hold Greeks under his spell?
I spent the whole month of August and the first part of September in Athens. I was there just after the painful negotiations of Alexis Tsipras' team in Brussels with Greece's creditors, when he had to capitulate to a new three-year bailout agreement that would secure a further 86 billion euros, but under tough terms and constant monitoring.
- Read more about Does Tsipras still hold Greeks under his spell?
- Log in to post comments
Lafazanis: Natl currency the only way
Ex-minister Panayiotis Lafazanis, the leader of the newly formed far-left Popular Unity party, which emerged from a split with SYRIZA, used harsh language on Monday against his former comrade and recently resigned PM Alexis Tsipras.
- Read more about Lafazanis: Natl currency the only way
- Log in to post comments
Tsipras: We managed to avert catastrophe
Addressing a partisan audience during a national SYRIZA pre-election conference, Saturday former Greek PM Alexis Tsipras appeared certain that despite the huge difficulties Greece had left the toughest part behind it.
- Read more about Tsipras: We managed to avert catastrophe
- Log in to post comments
53 more SYRIZA members ‘abandon ship’
SYRIZA European Parliament Member (MEP) Nikos Chountis is among the 53 SYRIZA members of the party’s Central Committee, who tendered their resignation en-masse, Wednesday. According to sources, the 53 members are all affiliated to Panayiotis Lafazanis’s Left Platform.
- Read more about 53 more SYRIZA members ‘abandon ship’
- Log in to post comments
President Zoe Konstantopoulou forms new party, reports say
President of the Greek Parliament Zoe Konstantopouolou is in the final stages of creating her own political party, according to sources. The party will reportedly collaborate with the recently formed anti-memorandum formation ‘Popular Unity’ set up by former SYRIZA Minister and MP Panayiotis Lafazanis.
Greek Prez to provide mandate for caretaker govt
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is considering not convening a meeting of political leaders after another three-day period to form a government given to the head of the newly formed Popular Unity party, Panayiotis Lafazanis, which expires on Thursday.
- Read more about Greek Prez to provide mandate for caretaker govt
- Log in to post comments
Lafazanis calls on President Pavlopoulos to postpone elections till August 27
Panayiotis Lafazanis, leader of the new leftist party ‘Popular Unity’ received the mandate from Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Monday to seek alliances with political groups from the current parliament in an effort to form a government.