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Popular Unity Λαϊκή Ενότητα - Ανυπότακτη Αριστερά | |
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| Abbreviation | ΛΑΕ (LAE) |
| Leaders | Dimitris Stratoulis, Marianna Tsixli |
| Founded | 21 August 2015 |
| Split from | SYRIZA |
| Ideology | Socialism[1][2] Euroscepticism[1][2][3] |
| Political position | Left-wing[4][5] to far-left[1][6] |
| Colours | Red |
| Hellenic Parliament | 0 / 300 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| Regional governors | 0 / 13 |
| Regional councillors | 0 / 611 |
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Popular Unity - Insubordinate Left (Greek: Λαϊκή Ενότητα - Ανυπότακτη Αριστερά (ΛΑΕ - AA), Laïkí Enótita - Anipótakti Aristera, LAE - ΑΑ) is a left-wing[4][5] political party in Greece.
Popular Unity was founded on 21 August 2015 by twenty five parliamentarians formerly affiliated to the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza),[4] as a reaction to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' handling of the Greek bailout agreement of 2015.
History
[edit]Popular Unity was founded on 21 August 2015 by 25 parliamentarians formerly affiliated to the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza),[4] as a reaction to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' handling of the Greek bailout agreement of 2015. At foundation Popular Unity was the third largest party in the Greek parliament.[7] It was led by the former Minister of Energy in the Tsipras cabinet, Panagiotis Lafazanis.[8] Dimitris Stratoulis (former Alternate Minister of Social Security) and Costas Isychos (former Alternate Minister of National Defence), who were sacked in July 2015,[9] also joined the new party.
September 2015 election
[edit]On 2 September 2015, the party programme for the snap election on September 20 was published.[10] The party received about 2.9% of the vote, below the 3% threshold to win any seats in parliament. In response to the result the party said, 'we lost the game but not the war'.[11]
2023 election
[edit]Popular Unity contested the 2023 legislative elections in a coalition with MeRA25, as part of the "Alliance for Rupture".[12]
Naming
[edit]The name of the party is inspired by Popular Unity, the Chilean political alliance led by Salvador Allende.[13]
Policies
[edit]The party favours Greek withdrawal from the eurozone and reinstating the drachma as Greece's national currency.[4] According to founding member Stathis Kouvelakis, a former member of Syriza's Central Committee, the new party supports socialist internationalism, pacifism, Greece's exit from NATO, and breaking military agreements with Israel.[7]
Election results
[edit]Hellenic Parliament
[edit]| Election | Hellenic Parliament | Rank | Leader | ||||
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| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | |||
| September 2015 | 155,320 | 2.86% | New | 0 / 300 | N/A | #9 | Panagiotis Lafazanis |
| 2019 | 15,930 | 0.28% | -2.58 | 0 / 300 |  | #13 | |
European Parliament
[edit]| European Parliament | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | Rank | Leader |
| 2019 | 31,671 | 0.56% | N/A | 0 / 21 | #22 | Panagiotis Lafazanis | |
Members of Parliament
[edit]Popular Unity had 26 members of the Hellenic Parliament prior to the September 2015 election, all of whom defected from Syriza. In alphabetical order, they were:[14]
- Litsa Ammanatidou-Paschalidou
- Despoina Charalampidou
- Kostas Delimitros
- Vangelis Diamantopoulos
- Ioanna Gaitani
- Ilias Ioannidis
- Costas Isychos
- Thomas Kotsias
- Michail Kritsotakis
- Vasilis Kyriakakis
- Aglaia Kyritsi
- Panagiotis Lafazanis
- Costas Lapavitsas
- Stathis Leoutsakos
- Rachil Makri
- Evgenia Ouzounidou
- Thanasis Petrakos
- Eleni Psarrea
- Stefanos Samoilis
- Thanasis Skoumas
- Giannis Stathas
- Dimitris Stratoulis
- Alexandra Tsanaka
- Nadia Valavani
- Zissis Zannas
- Giannis Zerdelis
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Introducing Popular Unity". Jacobin Magazine. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2015). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Lafazanis: Greek rebel with a eurosceptic cause". EUBusiness. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Greece crisis: Syriza rebels form new Popular Unity party". BBC News. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ a b "SYRIZA rebels clash with gov't as parties prepare to draft candidate lists". Kathimerini. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Greece's new far-left party to seek mandate to form govt". Kathimerini. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b Kouvelakis, Stathis (21 August 2015). "Introducing Popular Unity". Jacobin Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Yardley, Jim (21 August 2015). "In a Twist, Europe May Find Itself Relying on Success of Alexis Tsipras of Greece". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Greece PM opts for limited reshuffle". ekathimerini-com. Kathimerini. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Text in Greek: http://laiki-enotita.gr/component/k2/item/134-o-panagiotis-lafazanis-parousiazei-tin-programmatiki-diakiryksi-tis-laikis-enotitas, News in English: https://www.veooz.com/news/AJdMlHY.html Archived 2024-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, Table of content + some quotations in German: http://theoriealspraxis.blogsport.de/2015/09/03/das-wahlprogramm-der-griech-lae-volkseinheit/ Archived 2016-01-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Solanke, Simi (20 September 2015). "Popular Unity: Not Popular Enough to Take a Seat in Greek Parliament". Greekreporter.com. Greek Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ Kouvelakis, Stathis (19 May 2023). "Greece's Radical Left Is Fighting to Overcome Syriza's Legacy". Jacobin. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Greece rebels form new party ahead of snap polls". AFP. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "MPs > Per Parliamentary Group > LAIKI ENOTITA". Hellenic Parliament. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- Stathis Kouvelakis; Thomas Lemahieu (27 August 2015). "Aucune illusion sur le carcan de l'euro". L'Humanité (in French). Retrieved 2015-09-04.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Greek) - Iskra
- Plan B
- The R Project