SYRIZA responsible for ND’s return There were no surprises in the results of the July 7 elections in Greece, they confirmed the trends that were already evident in May’s Euroelections: Greece’s traditional right-wing party New Democracy (ND) was the victor, SYRIZA’s support fell as voters punished it for its austerity policies, the Left remained weak […]
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Andros Payiatsos is a member of Xekinima (CWI in Greece). On 5 July 2015 a historic referendum took place in Greece against the European troika’s austerity memorandum, with a tremendous 61.5% majority vote for No. But two years later, Greek society under a Syriza-led government is faced with the continuation of the same policies that […]
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Editorial comment from the current edition ‘Xekinima’ (fortnightly journal of the Greek section of the CWI, ‘Xekinima – Internationalist Socialist Organisation) When New Democracy (Greece’s traditional right-wing party) and PASOK (the so-called “socialists”) were applying austerity policies, arguing that these were the way to a new period of prosperity, the mass of working class people […]
Continue ReadingTime for a new, mass revolutionary Left to oppose all austerity! July 9th was a black day for the Greek left. SYRIZA’s leading team, around Prime Minister A. Tsipras, subordinated itself completely and absolutely to the demands of the Troika lenders. The Greek working class finds itself in a tragic position. They voted for SYRIZA […]
Continue ReadingReferendum earthquake sees working class boldly defy Troika and Greece’s servile ruling class! Yesterday’s Greek referendum saw the working class give a powerful reply to the attempts of the Troika/Institutions to blackmail them into accepting more austerity in order to stay within the Eurozone. The referendum on Sunday 5 July produced a tremendous 61.5% in […]
Continue ReadingNicos Anastasiades is a member of Xekinima (CWI in Greece). Q: What was the initial effect of Syriza’s election victory? Syriza’s victory was an historic event for Greece and the whole of Europe. After four years of harsh austerity and big workers’ struggle that failed to stop huge cuts, largely due to the role of […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Andros Payiatsos, from Xekinima (CWI Greece). Left parties fail to form government – Syriza goes into coalition with populist right Independent Greeks What is the importance of the Greek election results? We can describe the result as of historical significance because it represented the collapse of the old forces that ruled the Greek […]
Continue ReadingAndros Payiatsos is a member of Xekinima (CWI in Greece). Mass intervention of working class to struggle for socialist policies is vital Last time we spoke you told us of the campaign of fear by the establishment to try and prevent people voting for Syriza. How has this developed? The circus of the ruling class […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Andros Payiatsos, Xekinima (CWI in Greece). At the end of last year a constitutional crisis arose in austerity-ridden Greece with the failure to elect a president. This triggered an early general election to be called for 25 January. Much to the panic of the capitalist class internationally, Syriza (the left party) leads the […]
Continue ReadingAndros Payiatsos is a member of Xekinima (CWI in Greece). Party battles promise to be as hard as the Greek class struggle The leadership of Syriza achieved the main goals it had set for the first congress of the now ‘unified’ party that took place in July. The component organizations of Syriza, the Coalition of […]
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