A large portrait of Marxist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg hangs in the Thessaloniki office of Nikos Samanidis, a founder member of Greeces Coalition of the Radical Left, better known as Syriza. With many Greeks exhausted by five years of recession, tax hikes and record unemployment rates, Syriza and its firebrand leader Alexis Tsipras are tipped to win the early elections that must be called, according to the Greek constitution, if parliament fails to elect a new head of state by 29 December. After decades on the defensive, the left is staging a comeback. Not just in Greece, but in Europe and Latin America as well, said Mr Samanidis, a top official of Syriza in the countrys second city. Alluring as it may prove to Greek voters, the prospect of a leftist party coming to power in Europes most indebted country is rattling the markets and European capitals. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has warned parliamentarians that if they fail to elect a new president, Greece could risk a disastrous exit from the eurozone.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:10:35 +0000
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