Syriza
The latest news and comment on Syriza
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Recently elected leader Stefanos Kasselakis accused of ‘Trumpian practices’ and ‘rightwing populism’
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Leftwing opposition leader who was PM during eurozone crisis says party needs ‘profound renewal’
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Voters as young as 16 will play a pivotal role as country goes to the polls on Sunday
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Protests sparked by video clips of police officer beating man with iron baton for breaking Covid restrictions
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Former prime minister Alexis Tspiras said Glezos was a ‘symbol of a fighter’
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The long read: A decade ago, violent racists exploited a national crisis and entered mainstream politics in Greece. The party has since been caught up in the biggest trial of Nazis since Nuremberg, and is now crumbling – but its success remains a warning
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Katerina Sakellaropoulou nominated for top post as PM says ‘time has come for Greece to open up to the future’
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Letters: A party can win power with populist demagogy but to govern more serious thought is needed, says Denis MacShane. A Corbyn-led Labour government would come up against the sort of obstacles that crushed the Syriza-inspired opposition to EU austerity, says Russell Caplan. Any left advance needs to mobilise people power in workplaces and communities, says Keith Flett
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An election victory is one thing, but to sustain social and political advances requires a movement, says Guardian columnist Gary Younge
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The party of government, New Democracy, is no modernising force – it has adopted the discourse of the far right, says academic and Syriza member Marina Prentoulis
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Alexis Tsipras and his party promised hope, then refashioned his government as a rightwing force, says writer David Adler
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