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Austerity and the drachma

Sotiris Martalis — 2015-10-31T07:43:13Z

The Greek left is organizing an opposition to the betrayals of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who capitulated to the demands of the European blackmailers and agreed to a new Memorandum of harsh austerity measures in return for a further bailout of the financial system—exactly what his party SYRIZA came to power in January vowing to challenge. Ahead of new elections in September, the left wing of the party, organized around the Left Platform, broke from SYRIZA to work with other organizations in forming Popular Unity, a new alliance of left organizations that won 2.86 percent of the vote in September, falling just short of the 3 percent threshold to qualify for representation in parliament.

- Perspectives in Greece / Greece, Economy, European Union, Debt, Greek discussion

SYRIZA, socialists and the struggles ahead

Antonis Davanellos, Sotiris Martalis — 2015-02-17T09:18:47Z

Greece's left-wing government is on a collision course with the rulers of Europe over the commitment of the Coalition of the Radical Left, or SYRIZA, to reverse drastic austerity measures imposed under the Memorandums negotiated with the European Union (EU).

- IV481 - February 2015 / Greece, New parties of the left

The role of the left in Syriza

Sotiris Martalis — 2013-05-27T15:07:12Z

This contribution was made by Sotiris Martalis during the debate on broad parties at the March 2013 meeting of the Fourth International's International Committee.

- IV460 - May 2013 / Greece, New parties of the left, Anti-capitalist left