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I – and many millions other  Greeks – would not know that there is a man openly calling people for a “Guerrilla War” against “the forces of occupation”, meaning Greece’s lenders. We wouldn’t have the slightest idea that such a “resistance war” is carried out with “molotov cocktails, weapons, knives, clubs, excecutions and kidnappings of …

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Government challenger Alexis Tsipras from left-wing SYRIZA invited the ambassadors of G20 most industrialized states in Athens in order to brief them about the party’s pro-European stance, its programme and main objectives in foreign policy. Based on the central party position that the Memorandum of Understanding leads to the destruction of the …

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This is one of the last public opinion polls as they are banned two weeks before the June 17 elections. The poll conducted by Metron Analysis for Ant1 TV  shows a very slight lead for Nea Dimocratia but still a very strong polarisation between pro-bailout conservative ND and anti-bailout left-wing …

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Nationalization of banks, halting the privatization of state-run enterprises, partial or complete debt cancellation for indebted households, wealth confiscation for those making false tax declarations: Leader of left-wing SYRIZA and main challenger of conservative Nea Dimocratia at the June elections, Alexis Tsipras revealed the party’s programme. ” We introduce our programme, a  programme …

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 A derby between conservative Nea Dimocratia and left-wing SYRIZA is being played and a thriller will most probably will take place on June 17  as for the results that will come out from the ballot boxes. In most of the public opinion polls ND slightly heads, while some show SYRIZA first. 1) …

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Conservative Nea Dimocratia leads again in a public opinion poll conducted published three days before the polls ban that  will be imposed on Sunday. According to the opinion poll conducted May 27-30, 2012 among 1,000 people by ALCO for news portal NEWSIT: ΝD: 25% SYRIZA: 22,7% PASOK: 12,5% INDEPEND GREEKS: …

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Nikos Michaloliakos, leader of extreme-right Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) expressed his views on several important issues like the Germans, the SYRIZA or the motives of the Greek voters. Speaking to private Contra-Channel TV, Michaloliakos said that the Germans are an enslaved folk, that has totally bowed to the consuming way …

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THIS we haven’t seen before: a complete tied result between the parties that come first in public opinion polls. According to public opinion poll conducted by Pulse RC for the political weekly TO PONTIKI in the ‘voting intention’ : ND 24.5% – SYRIZA 24.5% – PASOK 13.5% -INDEPENDENT GREEKS 7%, KKE 5% …

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Conservative Nea Dimocratia leads in the latest public opinion poll conducted by GPO for Mega TV. When asked what party they will vote for at June 17 elections, respondents answered: ND 23.4% – SYRIZA 22.1% – PASOK 13.5% – INDEPENDENT GREEKS 7.4% – KKE 5.9% – DEMOCRATIC LEFT 5.1% -CHRYSI …

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OMG! Even Greece’s biggest bank, the National Bank, joined the anti-SYRIZA chorus. You know SYRIZA don’t you? The party whose leader Alexis Tsipras “threatens” to ruin Greece, the eurozone, the global economy from the humblest hut in a remote sub-Saharan village to a impressive glass skyscraper in Wall Street. How? He wants to cancel the …

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The much desirable 50-seats Bonus could be granted also to SYRIZA at the June-17 elections, as the party applied to be registered as a single Athens Supreme Court party and no more as a coalition. On Tuesday, “Radical Left Coalition” (SYRIZA) submitted an application Greek Supreme Court in Athens to be registered as …

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 “The man who scares Europe” – so the title of French Paris Match – Alexis Tsipras, leader of left-wing SYRIZA warned Greece’s lenders of a euro collapse, should the aid to debt-ridden country be stopped.  In an interview to Wall Street Journal, that sees the young politician as potential next prime …

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“Austerity will send us directly to hell” That was the main message of Alexis Tsipras, leader of left-wing SYRIZA to an American and international audience. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Tsipras used the chance also to address German Chancellor Angela Merkel openly accusing her of “having put the euro and …

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Our nerves lay right there in front of us: blank and difficult to control! What Greek citizens care most is whether they can pay next months rent or mortgage installments, feed their children and keep their job. Greek politicians have other priorities though: from early in the morning until late at night …

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Greek countdown towards a government or fresh elections is ticking at a high speed. On Sunday, the president’s meetings with political leaders in an attempt to form a government failed. However, president Karolos Papoulias does not give up. He has refreshed his invitations to leaders of ND, SYRIZA, PASOK and DEMOCRATIC LEFT …

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Leader of left-wing SYRIZA, Alaexis Tsipras sent a letter to the highest officials of European Union and European Central Bank. In his letter Tsipras stressed in his letter that the results of May-6 elections “politically de-legitimize the Memorandum of Understanding, a loan agreement that failed to meet its own targets.” …

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Does the strong anti-austerity line of left-wing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras boost the party in the awake of fresh elections? Apparently it does, according to Wall Street Journal, that considers the possibility of Tsipras to emerge as the biggest winner in potential upcoming fresh elections. “Tsipras, strengthened by a broad coalition …

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Dimitris Stratoulis, newly elected MP and member of  left-wing SYRIZA, the party that currently leads exploratory talks to form a coalition government,  schocked Greeks on Tuesday morning when he spoke of “utilization” of citizens’ bank deposits for development.  Speaking to TO VIMA FM, Stratoulis said that when SYRIZA will come to power, …

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“The popular verdict clearly renders the bailout deal null” Alexis Tsipras, leader of left-wing SYRIZA, said during a press conference shortly after he received the mandate to form the next government of Greece. Saying that “3 million voters rejected the austerity-bailout”, Tsipras revealed the his party’s conditions for future government coalitions: 1. Immediate …

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The meeting between the first and second winners of Greek elections 2012 ended in 24 minutes, making clear there was no common ground for a coalition government between conservative Nea Dimocratia and left-wing SYRIZA. “Samaras’ plan is opposite to ours, the austerity he signed for was rejected by majority,” Alexis Tsipras said after …

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