SYRIZA members urge overture to center-left parties following election results

Two members of SYRIZA urged the main leftist opposition on Monday to make an overture to the other center-left parties, PASOK and New Left, with the aim of "regenerating the broader left and progressive [political] space."

The call, issued by Dionysis Temponeras, a member of SYRIZA's central committee, and Antonis Kotsakas, a former minister, followed the European Parliament elections, which saw Greece's center-left parties failing to capitalize on the lackluster performance of the ruling New Democracy conservatives.

Expressing concern about the ascent of far-right parties in Sunday's vote, they implored center-left leaders to set aside "personal strategies, plans, and objectives" and embark on establishing a coordinating body comprising representatives from all parties proportional to the share they attained in the election. Their objective would be to craft a...