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Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία Sinaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía | |
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| Abbreviation | ΣΥΡΙΖΑ SYRIZA |
| President | Stefanos Kasselakis |
| General Secretary | Rania Svigkou[1] |
| Parliamentary Group Leader and Leader of the Opposition | Sokratis Famellos |
| Parliamentary Group Secretary | Dionysis Kalamatianos |
| Parliamentary Representatives | See list
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| Press Representative | Dora Avgeri |
| Founded | 15 January 2004 |
| Registered | 22 May 2012 |
| Preceded by | Synaspismos |
| Headquarters | Eleftherias Sq. 1, 105 53 Athens |
| Newspaper | I Avgi |
| Think tank | Nicos Poulantzas Institute |
| Youth wing | SYRIZA Youth |
| Membership (2022) |  172,000[2] |
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| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| European Parliament group | The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL |
| Colours | Pink |
| Slogan | Δίκαιη Κοινωνία. Ευημερία για Όλους. Dikaie Koinonia. Evimeria gia Olous ("Just Society. Prosperity for All.") |
| Hellenic Parliament | 36 / 300 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 21 |
| Regional governors | 0 / 13 |
| Regional councillors | 55 / 611 |
| Mayors | 3 / 332 |
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The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (Greek: Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία, romanized: Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía), best known by the syllabic abbreviation SYRIZA (/ˈsɪrɪzə/, Greek: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ [ˈsiriza]; a pun on the Greek adverb σύρριζα, meaning "from the roots" or "radically"),[6] is a centre-left[7][8][9] to left-wing[10][11][12] political party in Greece.[13] It was founded in 2004 as a political coalition of left-wing and radical left parties, and registered as a political party in 2012.[14][15]
A democratic socialist,[3] progressive[4] party, Syriza holds a pro-European stance.[16][7][17] Syriza also advocates for alter-globalisation, queer rights,[18] and secularism.[19] In the past, SYRIZA was described as a typical left-wing populist party,[20][21] but this was disputed after its government term[22] and its recent opposition.[23]
Syriza is the second largest party in the Hellenic Parliament. Former party chairman Alexis Tsipras served as Prime Minister of Greece from 26 January 2015 to 20 August 2015 and from 21 September 2015 to 8 July 2019. It is a member of the Party of the European Left.[24]
- ^ "Με ποσοστό 77% η Ρ.Σβίγκου νέα γραμματέας του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ- Πρώτη σε ψήφους η Ολ. Γεροβασίλη".
- ^ "Αλέξης Τσίπρας / Ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ των 172.000 μελών θα είναι πρώτο κόμμα στις επόμενες εκλογές". 15 May 2022.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2023). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ a b Christopher Chase-Dunn; Paul Almeida, eds. (2020). Global Struggles and Social Change: From Prehistory to World Revolution in the Twenty-First Century. JHU Press. p. 133. ISBN 9781421438634.
The Arab Spring, the Latin American Pink Tide, the Indignados in Spain, the Occupy movement, the rise of progressive social movement–based parties in Spain (Podemos) and in Greece (Syriza), and the spike in mass protests in 2011 and…
- ^ "Tsipras and the Atheists: The Role of Secularism in Greece's Financial Crisis". The Humanist. 14 July 2015.
- ^ "TheFreeDictionary" (in Greek). Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ a b Chatzistavrou, Filippa (17 May 2019). "The 2019 EP Election from A Greek Perspective". Netherlands Institute of International Relations. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Kirby, Paul (26 June 2023). "Greek elections: Mitsotakis hails conservative win as mandate for reform". BBC News. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
Former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's centre-left Syriza had been soundly defeated in the first election and lost further ground in the second, with less than 18% of the vote.
- ^ Dimitropoulos, George (11 May 2023). "Political parties hope to win over almost half a million young voters in Greece election". euronews. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
The main parties in the race for seats in the 300-member Greek parliament are the Prime Minister's New Democracy, a centre-right party currently in power; the centre-left Syriza party; the Panhellenic Socialist Movement [PASOK]; and the Communist Party.
- ^ Katsourides, Yiannos (2016). Radical Left Parties in Government: The Cases of SYRIZA and AKEL. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 58.
- ^ della Porta, Donatella; et al. (2017). Movement Parties Against Austerity. John Wiley & Sons.
- ^ Turkan İpek, Işıl Zeynep (2017). Gökçe Bayındır Goularas; Hakan Sezgin Erkan (eds.). The Impact of SYRIZA Politics on Turkish-Greek Relations. p. 43.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Greece's Left-Wing SYRIZA Submits Application for Party Status". Europe Online.
- ^ "Ενιαίο κόμμα ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". Ta Nea (in Greek). 22 May 2012.
- ^ Michalopoulos, Sarantis (10 April 2017). "Syriza: Europeanism without federalism is 'meaningless'". Euractiv. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "Party Encyclopedia & Polling Averages: Greece". Europe Elects. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Ramswell, Prebble Q. (2017). Euroscepticism and the Rising Threat from the Left and Right: The Concept of Millennial Fascism. Lexington Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4985-4604-1.
- ^ "Tsipras and the Atheists: The Role of Secularism in Greece's Financial Crisis". The Humanist. 14 July 2015.
- ^ Cas Mudde (2017). SYRIZA: The Failure of the Populist Promise. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 11, 15.
- ^ Katsambekis, Giorgos (2014). "Left-wing Populism in the European Periphery: The Case of SYRIZA". Journal of Political Ideologies. 19 (2). Academia: 119. doi:10.1080/13569317.2014.909266. S2CID 143735344.
- ^ Michalopoulos, Sarantis. "Moscovici: Leftist Syriza government is not populist". Εuractiv.
As far as the Greek government is concerned, Moscovici was clear. "The left has the capacity to govern. I cannot consider Syriza today as a populist party,"
- ^ "The systemic metamorphosis of Greece's once radical left-wing SYRIZA party". Open democracy.
- ^ "EL-Parties | European Left". Party of the European Left. Retrieved 31 December 2014.