Greek Communist Party

Neck and neck battle, according to latest opinion poll

Alco polling company gives left SYRIZA a marginal 0.3% lead against conservative New Democracy (ND) in its newest poll published by news site ‘Newsit.gr’. According to the findings, SYRIZA received 25.3% of the vote, in comparison to New Democracy’s 25%, with extreme right nationalist party Golden Dawn coming in third with 6.2% of those polled saying they intended to vote for it.

The implementation of the memorandum after the elections is pre-determined, KKE’s Koutsoumbas says

The implementation of the memorandum after the elections is pre-determined, Greek Communist Party (KKE) secretary general Dimitris Koutsoumbas to ANT1 TV channel.

“Nobody is talking any more about the first 100 days. Everything has been voted,” he said.

Greek Communist Party and Popular Unity are like “day and night”, says Koutsoumbas

Greek Communist Party leader (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas spoke to private SKAI TV stressing that “The dividing line in politics is either the alignment with the capital, the monopolies, their power and their alliances, or with the economic development and the interest of the people”.

SYRIZA lead dwindling, shows ALCO poll for Proto Thema (infographic)

According to the latest poll conducted by the firm Alco for ‘Proto Thema’, the domestic political landscape is undergoing a deep shift compared to only seven months ago, as the profile of outgoing PM Alexis Tsipras has all but disintegrated in the wake of the third bailout plan his government negotiated, signed and delivered to Parliament for quick ratification.

FT: This was the ‘Lafazanis plot’ for Grexit, return to drachma

It’s a plot worthy of “Col. Stierlitz”, the fictional Soviet “James Bond” imbedded deep within Nazi Germany’s leadership during WWII, yet according to the Financial Times, ruling SYRIZA party’s far-left wing contemplated a “covert plan” to flush Greece out of the common currency and back to the feeble drachma of old.

Greek govt council following rejection of bailout terms (videos)

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos called a Council of Greek political leaders shortly after the bailout victory for the rejection of international creditors bailout terms on Sunday.

Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived shortly after 10 a.m., accompanied by State Minister Nikos Pappas and Government Spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis.

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