New Left (Greece)

Political party in Greece

New Left

Νέα Αριστερά
Néa Aristerá

Abbreviation| NEAR
President| Alexis Haritsis
Secretary| Gabriel Sakellaridis
Founded| 4 December 2023 (as a parliamentary group)
3 March 2024 (as a party)
Registered| 5 December 2023
Split from| Syriza
Headquarters| Athens, Greece
Newspaper| I Epochi
Youth wing| New Left Youth
Ideology| Democratic socialism[1]
Political position| Centre-left to left-wing
European affiliation| Party of European Left
Colours|

*   Red
*   Purple

Hellenic Parliament|

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European Parliament|

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Website
neaaristera.gr

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The New Left (NEAR; Greek: Νέα Αριστερά, romanized: Néa Aristerá) is a centre-left to left-wing[2] democratic socialist[1] political party[3] in the Hellenic Parliament. It was founded on 4 December 2023 by eleven independent MPs who left the Syriza party. The president of the parliamentary group is Alexis Haritsis.[4] The New Left officially became a party on 3 March 2024 after its founding conference.

## History

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After the resignation of Alexis Tsipras as president of Syriza, and the subsequent election of Stefanos Kasselakis to replace him in September 2023, there was an internal crisis in the party. The internal party groups "Umbrella" and "6+6" criticized Kasselakis's attempt to move the party towards the center. Kasselakis is considered to be more moderate than Tsipras, wanting the party to emulate the Democratic Party in the United States, a social-liberal party.[5] He was criticized by some Syriza members for his previous support of the centre-right party New Democracy, which currently has a majority in the Hellenic Parliament and is opposed by Syriza.[6][7] The 6+6 faction included deputy Effie Achtsioglou, who finished as runner-up to Kasselakis in the leadership election.

This conflict eventually culminated in the withdrawal of the "Umbrella" faction from the party[8] and the removal of two MPs considered close to it (Peti Perka and Euclid Tsakalotos) on Kasselakis's orders on 13 November 2023.[9] Ten days later, the "6+6" group[10] and nine MPs from it (Sia Anagnostopoulou, Effie Achtsioglou, Chousein Zeimpek, Nasos Iliopoulos, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, Meropi Tzoufi, Ozgur Ferhat, Theano Fotiou, and Alexis Haritsis) withdrew from Syriza.[11]

On 4 December 2023, the eleven independent MPs announced the name and logo of their new party at a scheduled event.[12] The next day, the parliamentary group was officially announced in the Hellenic Parliament.[13] MEP Dimitrios Papadimoulis announced his affiliation with the group the same day.[14]

On 1 March 2024, the party's founding conference was held in Athens. The foundation declaration summarised the fundamental positions of the party and announced the establishment of a Transitional Coordination Committee with 238 members.[15][16]

On 9 June 2024, in the European Parliament elections, the party failed to retain its MEPs, Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Stelios Kouloglou, receiving only 2.45% of the vote, and failing to reach the 3% threshold.[17][18]

## Election results

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### European Parliament

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European Parliament

Election  | Votes  | %  | ±pp | Seats won  | +/−  | Rank  | Leader  | EP Group
2024 | 97,554  | 2.45  | New |

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| New | 10th  | Alexis Haritsis | −

## References

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1. ^ a b "«Νέα Αριστερά» το όνομα των «11»". in.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 3 December 2023.
2. ^ "Greece". Europe Elects. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
3. ^ Stamatoukou, Eleni (5 December 2023). "After Quitting SYRIZA, Greek Leftist MPs Launch New Party". Balkan Insight. Athens. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
4. ^ "Βουλή: Εγένετο… Νέα Αριστερά – Κατέθεσαν επιστολή στον Τασούλα για συγκρότηση ΚΟ". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
5. ^ Smith, Helena (25 September 2023). "Stefanos Kasselakis: ex-banker who lit up Greek politics to lead Syriza". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
6. ^ ""Δεν ήρθε, τον φέρανε, το παιδί δεν κάνει" – Λάβρος Τζουμάκας κατά Κασσελάκη". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
7. ^ "Ο Στέφανος Κασσελάκης με τα δικά του λόγια". ΕΦΣΥΝ (in Greek). 21 October 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
8. ^ "Εκτός ΣΥΡΙΖΑ η "Ομπρέλα" – Το κείμενο αποχώρησης". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 12 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
9. ^ "Κασσελάκης: Εντολή για διαγραφή Πέρκα και Τσακαλώτου από την ΚΟ του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". in.gr (in Greek). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
10. ^ "Εκτός ΣΥΡΙΖΑ οι "6+6" της Εφης Αχτσιόγλου – Το κείμενο αποχώρησης". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
11. ^ "ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Αποχωρούν 9 βουλευτές μεταξύ των οποίων Αχτσιόγλου, Χαρίτσης, Ηλιόπουλος". www.naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
12. ^ ""Νέα Αριστερά": Αυτό είναι το όνομα της Κ.Ο. των 11 "πρώην" του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ – Το νέο λογότυπο". CNN.gr (in Greek). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
13. ^ "Κουβέντα". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
14. ^ "Δ. Παπαδημούλης: Θα εκπροσωπώ τη νέα Κ.Ο. στο Ευρωκοινοβούλιο". Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ (in Greek). 3 December 2023.
15. ^ "Νέα Αριστερά: Και επίσημα κόμμα - Τα μέλη του Πανελλαδικού Συντονιστικού". ΕΘΝΟΣ (in Greek). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
16. ^ "Νέα Αριστερά με ιδρυτική διακήρυξη". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
17. ^ "Αποτελέσματα ευρωεκλογών - Χαρίτσης: Η Νέα Αριστερά είναι εδώ και συνεχίζει" protothema.gr (in Greek) 09-06-2024
18. ^ "Χαρίτσης για Ευρωεκλογές 2024: Αρνητικό το αποτέλεσμα για τη Νέα Αριστερά, κανείς δεν δικαιούται να πανηγυρίζει" iefimerida.gr (in Greek) 09-06-2024

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