Popular Unity
Varoufakis backs two candidates in Lafazanis's Popular Unity party
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gave his indirect support to newly formed leftist party Popular Unity by endorsing two of its candidates, former Alternate Finance Minister Nadia Valavani and former Alternate Defence Minister Kostas Isichos.
Lafazanis cross-channel press conference
Popular Unity leader Panagiotis Lafazanis dubbed his former comrade and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras ‘politically unreliable’, ruling out any possibility of a post election cooperation between his party and SYRIZA.
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Zoe Konstantopoulou's witty, self-sarcastic TV spot (vid+pics)
Bellicose former president of the Greek parliament Zoe Konstantopoulou proves she has some sense of humour, as she employs self-sarcasm in her 40 sec. TV spot to get the message of Popular Unity party that the Greek debt is unserviceable and should not be paid.
Konstantopoulou-Varoufakis-Melenchon to join forces
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Sparks fly only at the end of Greek pol leaders’ debate
Below are the highlights from a three-hour and mostly tepid debate by the seven political leaders with parties represented in the outgoing Parliament (sans Golden Dawn).
Leftist icon Glezos to head up Popular Unity state deputies’ list
Reports that Greek leftist icon Manolis Glezos will head up the newly formed Popular Unity party’s state deputies’ list are apparently proving true.
The full list of the 12 candidates must be filed by political parties by midnight on Wednesday.
State deputies are elected depending on the votes each party gains on a nationwide basis.