Senior SYRIZA officials propose center-left shift in European politics

Three members of SYRIZA's political secretariat are urging the main opposition party to join the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) political group in the European Parliament, stating that the move is a crucial component of a broader strategy aimed at positioning it as the primary representative of the progressive political space in Greece.

The proposal was put forward by Konstantinos Zachariadis, Thanasis Theocharopoulos and Yanis Ragousis ahead of the party's conference next month.

Presently, SYRIZA MEPs are aligned with the European United Left-Nordic Green Left (GUE-NGL), the left-wing political group in the European Parliament. Nevertheless, they hold observer status within the S&D - a status established under the leadership of the previous leader, Alexis Tsipras.

In their joint statement, the three members emphasized, "It is time for...