Left-wing populism

Since the outbreak of the global economic crisis in autumn of 2008, which rocked the foundations of the Greek economy and led the country to the brink of bankruptcy and expulsion from the Eurozone, Greeks have exerted an almost constant effort to disentangle and free the country of the heavy shackles of deficits and debt.

A new Economic Barometer poll conducted by GPO shows SYRIZA trailing New Democracy by 9.2 percentage points.

The ruling party garnered 31.2 percent compared to 22 percent for the main opposition.
Centre-left KINAL has been steadily rising and has reached 14.4 percent.

Greece's main opposition leader, former premier Alexis Tsipras, tabled a "no confidence" motion in Parliament on Thursday morning, accusing Kyriakos Mitsotakis' center-right government of botching the state's reaction this week to a heavy snow storm in the country, especially the greater Athens area, as well as failing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

With a large segment of the media and analysts convinced that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will call early elections in 2022, attention has turned toward the battle for centrist voters.

Ruling New Democracy retains a double-digit lead over main opposition SYRIZA according to a Pulse poll presented on SKAI television's evening newscast.

The former Minister of Defense, Vangelis Apostolakis, is keeping his distance from main opposition party SYRIZA, and according to a statement by Mr. Tsipras, a close associate of his, who in an interview is in favor of the Greek-French agreement.

SYRIZA voted against the agreement

By George Gilson

By George Gilson

SYRIZA's economic policy as regards bolstering the middle class, youth and pensioners was the central topic at SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras no-hold-barred televised news conference today at the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair (TIF), where the underlying message was that his party is ready to rule and create a "progressive government".

At the beginning of the press conference, at the Thessaloniki International Fair, the President of Syriza, Alexis Tsipras, referred to the issue of snap elections, calling on the Prime Minister to announce them "if he has the courage to do so".

The leader of the opposition also referred to the pandemic, blaming the government for the manipulations and the course of the vaccinations.