Internationalist Workers' Left
Tempe rail crash anniversary to dominate this week’s agenda
This Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the deadliest train disaster that shook Greece. Federations have called for strikes and organized rallies to protest what is perceived as a systematic attempt to obscure the circumstances of the tragedy and cover up responsibilities.
SYRIZA decides against inner party elections
The inner party thriller in the main opposition SYRIZA party concluded on Sunday noon, with the Congress deciding not to go to leadership elections. "We are not heading to elections-the masks have fallen," declared the party leader Stefanos Kasselakis. An unprecedented toxic party congress preceded that, marked by crowd uproar and political back-and forth.
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Farmer protests in Greece and political turmoil in SYRIZA
This past week protests and politics took center stage in Greece, as farmers - like many of their European counterparts - descended on Athens with their tractors to demand that the government do more to improve their working and living conditions.
Kasselakis believes he will become prime minister
Stefanos Kasselakis has said that he will lead SYRIZA in the national elections and that he will become prime minister.
"I will also lead the party in the national elections; I was not only elected for the European elections," Kasselakis said, in an interview with the daily Ta Nea newspaper.
He added that only the grassroots of his party can "expel" him.
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‘Indifference’ and responsibility
Alexis Tsipras' dynamic intervention on Thursday, a few hours before the start of SYRIZA's congress, raises many questions - some of which most likely began to be answered later in the evening.
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Participation of a political leader in a company abroad is an offence, says the law
The SYRIZA leader has so far not submitted a statement of economic activity - The online platform has not been opened, but in any case a political leader is prohibited from having a company abroad
Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle on the cards
Main opposition SYRIZA is entering a new leadership race in the wake of developments triggered by an intervention of its former leader Alexis Tsipras suggesting the incumbent Stefanos Kasselakis must renew his mandate with the party base.
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Poll: ND continues to dominate voting intentions
The ruling New Democracy party maintains a sizable lead over PASOK and SYRIZA, according to a new opinion poll.
Estimated vote intention - after eliminating blank and invalid votes and declared no-shows - gives center-right New Democracy 36.5% of the vote, ahead of socialist PASOK (14.9%), left-wing SYRIZA (13.%), the Communist Party (8.7%) and far-right Greek Solution (8.0%).
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Kasselakis challenges doubters, takes swipe at media
In response to harsh criticism, SYRIZA President Stefanos Kasselakis challenged those casting doubts about his leadership of the party to clarify their stance.
Addressing a meeting of SYRIZA's Political Secretariat on Tuesday, Kasselakis appeared defiant, saying "if you don't trust me, long live the revival of the will and mandate of the members."
Thousands join rally in Athens as farmers step up protest
Thousands of farmers from across Greece descended on Athens' Syntagma Squar central square on Tuesday, parking their tractors before parliament in their biggest protest yet over rising costs and livelihoods destroyed by extreme weather.