Alexis Haritsis

New Left holding inaugural congress

A year after splitting from SYRIZA over irreconcilable differences with the party's new leadership under now-ousted Stefanos Kasselakis, New Left, established by 11 influential members of the main opposition's parliamentary group, is holding its inaugural congress in Athens, starting on Thursday.

Veteran leftist MEP announces his retirement from politics

Prominent leftist European Parliament lawmaker Dimitris Papadimoulis announced on Monday he was retiring from politics, after serving twenty years in Brussels. 

"I will continue, far from elected office, to serve the same values ​​as an active citizen," he said in a brief statement posted on his official account on X. 

New Left leader calls for action amid Gaza crisis

Amid the Gaza crisis, Alexis Haritsis, president of Greece's New Left Party, calls for urgent action, declaring, "The eyes of the world are on martyrized Rafah."

He demands a parliamentary debate on Palestinian recognition, accusing Israel's government of genocide and labeling Greece's silence as complicity, insisting, "Greece must stand on the right side of history."