New Left
Νέα Αριστερά
AbbreviationNE.A.
Parliamentary leaderAlexis Haritsis
Leader in the European ParliamentDimitrios Papadimoulis
Founded4 December 2023
Registered5 December 2023
Split fromSyriza
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Progressivism
Green politics
Pro-Europeanism
Secularism
Political positionCentre-left[1] to left-wing[2]
European Parliament groupThe Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
Colors
  •   Red
  •   Teal
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The New Left (NA; Greek: Νέα Αριστερά, romanized: Néa Aristerá) is a left-wing[2] to centre-left[1] political party[3] in the Hellenic Parliament. It was founded on 5 December 2023 by eleven independent MPs who left the Syriza party. The president of the parliamentary group is Alexis Haritsis.[4]

It is represented in the European Parliament by one MEP, Dimitris Papadimoulis.[5]

History

After the resignation of Alexis Tsipras as president of Syriza, and the subsequent election of Stefanos Kasselakis to replace him in September 2023, there was an internal crisis in the party. The internal party groups "Umbrella" and "6+6" criticized Kasselakis's attempt to move the party towards the center. Kasselakis is considered to be more moderate than Tsipras and wanted the party to emulate the Democratic Party in the United States, which is a social-liberal party.[6] He was criticized by some Syriza members for his previous support of the centre-right party New Democracy.[7][8] The 6+6 faction included deputy Effie Achtsioglou, who finished as runner-up to Kasselakis in the leadership election.

This conflict eventually culminated in the withdrawal of "Umbrella" faction from the party[9] and the removal of two MPs considered close to it (Peti Perka and Euclid Tsakalotos) on Kasselakis's orders on 13 November 2023.[10] Ten days later, the "6+6" group[11] and nine MPs from it (Sia Anagnostopoulou, Effie Achtsioglou, Chousein Zeimpek, Nasos Iliopoulos, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, Meropi Tzoufi, Ozgur Ferhat, Theano Fotiou, and Alexis Haritsis) withdrew from Syriza.[12]

On 4 December 2023, the eleven independent MPs announced the name and logo of their new party at a scheduled event.[13] The next day, the parliamentary group was officially announced in the Hellenic Parliament.[14] MEP Dimitrios Papadimoulis announced his affiliation with the group the same day.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Greece". Europe Elects. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. 1 2 ""Νέα Αριστερά»: Το πολιτικό μανιφέστο της ομάδας των «11"". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ↑ Stamatoukou, Eleni (5 December 2023). "After Quitting SYRIZA, Greek Leftist MPs Launch New Party". Balkan Insight. Athens. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Βουλή: Εγένετο… Νέα Αριστερά – Κατέθεσαν επιστολή στον Τασούλα για συγκρότηση ΚΟ". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. 1 2 "Δ. Παπαδημούλης: Θα εκπροσωπώ τη νέα Κ.Ο. στο Ευρωκοινοβούλιο". Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ (in Greek). 2023-12-03.
  6. ↑ Smith, Helena (2023-09-25). "Stefanos Kasselakis: ex-banker who lit up Greek politics to lead Syriza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  7. ↑ ""Δεν ήρθε, τον φέρανε, το παιδί δεν κάνει" - Λάβρος Τζουμάκας κατά Κασσελάκη". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  8. ↑ "Ο Στέφανος Κασσελάκης με τα δικά του λόγια". ΕΦΣΥΝ (in Greek). 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  9. ↑ "Εκτός ΣΥΡΙΖΑ η "Ομπρέλα" – Το κείμενο αποχώρησης". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  10. ↑ "Κασσελάκης: Εντολή για διαγραφή Πέρκα και Τσακαλώτου από την ΚΟ του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". in.gr (in Greek). 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. ↑ "Εκτός ΣΥΡΙΖΑ οι "6+6" της Εφης Αχτσιόγλου – Το κείμενο αποχώρησης". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  12. ↑ "ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Αποχωρούν 9 βουλευτές μεταξύ των οποίων Αχτσιόγλου, Χαρίτσης, Ηλιόπουλος". www.naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  13. ↑ ""Νέα Αριστερά": Αυτό είναι το όνομα της Κ.Ο. των 11 "πρώην" του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ - Το νέο λογότυπο". CNN.gr (in Greek). 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  14. ↑ "Κουβέντα". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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