Syriza
Tempe train crash inquiry mired in acrimony
The credibility of the Parliament inquiry committee set up to investigate the Tempe train collision in central Greece last February, which cost the lives of 57 people, is being eroded by the acrimonious exchanges between the government and the opposition, even before key witnesses are examined.
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Has the loony left become the loony far-right?
Everyone agrees that the country needs a strong opposition, even the government and even the government spokesman, Pavlos Marinakis, who said as much after the election of Stefanos Kasselakis to the leadership of SYRIZA.
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Another MP quits SYRIZA, leaving main opposition with 35 seats
Main opposition SYRIZA has found itself with 35 seats in Greece's 300-seat Parliament after Magnisia MP Katerina Papanatsiou stepped down over disagreements with the party's new leadership.
SYRIZA submits legislative proposal on same-sex marriage
The main opposition party SYRIZA submitted a legislative proposal on Monday to eliminate gender-based discrimination in Family Law and secure the right to marriage for all individuals.
Senior SYRIZA officials propose center-left shift in European politics
Three members of SYRIZA's political secretariat are urging the main opposition party to join the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) political group in the European Parliament, stating that the move is a crucial component of a broader strategy aimed at positioning it as the primary representative of the progressive political space in Greece.
SYRIZA leader aims to strengthen control, considering shift of party closer to the center
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis is considering two initiatives aimed at strengthening his control over the main opposition party and bringing it more in line with the political center.
New Left is getting organized
New Left, the party created out of a split in the main opposition SYRIZA party, will hold an organizing meeting on January 12-13.
The meeting, to be held in Athens, will draw up a founding declaration and prepare a conference, to be held in late February, where the party's governing bodies will presumably be elected.
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Discussion on same-sex marriage will start soon, government says
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage neither "freezes" nor is expedited, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Friday.
"A conversation will have to take place first, which will begin very soon," Marinakis said in an interview with Skai radio. "There will first have to be an exhaustive analysis and description of what we want to accomplish."
Government denies claim that SYRIZA leader had been offered ministerial seat
The government refuted claims that main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis was offered a ministerial seat in the ruling New Democracy party as "science fiction."
SYRIZA to table its own bill for marriage equality
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has said that his party will table its own bill on marriage equality, following remarks by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis that were widely interpreted as putting a brake on his government's plans to introduce same-sex marriage.
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