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SYRIZA's left wing sticks to belief Greece should leave euro
PoliticsGreek Politics 10/12/2013 - 10:07
The challenge SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras faces in balancing his effort to prepare his party for power while taming or satisfying its more radical elements has been emphasised again after the group’s left wing rekindled the debate about Greece leaving the euro.
Amid flare-up with PASOK, Tsipras makes plans to govern
PoliticsGreek Politics 21/11/2013 - 09:34
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has sparked a new war of words with PASOK after saying that Socialist MPs who quit their party would be welcomed by the leftists but the row has overshadowed his attempt to set out – albeit sketchily – what he might do in his first 100 days as prime minister, should he win the next elections.
Is Democratic Left set to make a shock return to Greece's coalition?
PoliticsGreek Politics 18/11/2013 - 11:30
When Democratic Left quit the coalition government in June, the possibility of the small centre-left party bridging its differences with New Democracy and PASOK seemed impossible. Suddenly, though, some kind of reconciliation does not appear to be out of the question.
Are Independent Greeks and SYRIZA set to become odd bedfellows?
PoliticsGreek Politics 13/11/2013 - 12:12
Could what once seemed impossible be about to happen? Are we set to see SYRIZA and the Independent Greeks, two parties on opposite sides of the political spectrum, agree an official cooperation?
Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politics 11/11/2013 - 02:52
Greece’s two-party coalition survived a no-confidence vote early Monday, leaving opposition party SYRIZA, which submitted the censure motion, looking unprepared and testy. The government, meanwhile, suffered the embarrassment of one of its MPs voting for the motion.
SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely
PoliticsGreek Politics 08/11/2013 - 09:13
Despite the contentious austerity policies the Greek government has implement since being elected in June 2012, its decision to shut down public broadcaster ERT has caused political waves like no other measure. This was underlined on Thursday, when SYRIZA submitted a censure motion to Parliament after riot police forced out the last ERT employees from the broadcaster's headquarters.
In clearest statement yet, Tsipras says he'd keep euro
PoliticsGreek Politics 06/11/2013 - 00:48
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has attempted to clear up any doubts – at least outside of the country – about whether he favours Greece remaining in the euro. Speaking at the University of Texas on Monday, he made it clear that he believes it would be more damaging for Greece to leave the single currency than to remain in the euro.
SYRIZA MP asks: Just how will we find the money?
PoliticsGreek Politics 31/10/2013 - 11:34
Critics have levelled the accusation at SYRIZA many times but the party’s veteran MP, Manolis Glezos, has broken new ground by being the first leftist lawmaker to express doubts about just where SYRIZA is going to find the money to fulfil its policy pledges.
Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek Politics 14/10/2013 - 10:57
A potentially significant moment in Greece’s centre left, and perhaps Greek politics in general, is due to take place this week. The inaugural proclamation of a new centre left movement is due to be presented on Wednesday, with its authors hoping to replicate Italy’s Olive Tree alliance, founded under the leadership of Romano Prodi in 1995.
Samaras ratchets up tension in clash with SYRIZA over violence
PoliticsGreek Politics 12/10/2013 - 12:09
Tension has seeped through Greek politics in the wake of the Golden Dawn arrests but Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appears to have decided to play on this polarisation. On Friday, he launched a new attack on unidentified opposition parties, which he accused of not providing a blanket condemnation of violence.