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ND spokesman criticizes Georgiadis's comments

New Democracy spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos has criticized controversial comments made by the party's deputy president Adonis Georgiadis which prompted a reaction from the Greek Communist Party (KKE).

"It was obviously a wrong statement," Koumoutsakos said Tuesday adding that Georgiadis had retracted his comments.

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”.

Angry PAME workers protest outside Labor Ministry

The All-Workers Militant Front (PAME), the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)-affiliated trade union, is protesting outside the Labor Ministry against the increase to pensioners’ health contributions by 4-6%. A PAME delegation is meeting with Labor Minister George Katrougalos to discuss EU-imposed changes to labor law.

 

Greek Communist Party protests against the Eurogroup deal

The Greek Communist Party (KKE) is organizing a gathering at Syntagma Square at 7 p.m. on Friday to protest against the deal reached between the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leadership with the Eurogroup. Friday's rally would be addressed by the KKE Party Secretary General Dimitris koutsoumbas.

Golden Dawn candidate and member arrested with illegal weapons

A 52-year-old candidate running on the Golden Dawn ticket in the January 25 polls and a 22-year-old member of the far-right party faced illegal weapons charges on Monday after a police patrol found an unlicensed hunting rifle, a retractable baton and a can of pepper spray in the car they were traveling in.