The Challenges of the Greek Left After the Election
Toronto — 19 June 2012. An Assessment and Report-Back Leo Panitch – Editor, Socialist Register, Professor of Political Economy, York University After two years of anti-austerity street battles, Greece is in … Watch video »
Toronto — 19 June 2012.
An Assessment and Report-Back
Leo Panitch – Editor, Socialist Register, Professor of Political Economy, York University
After two years of anti-austerity street battles, Greece is in the midst of a highly polarized electoral battle, with voting set for Sunday June 17th. Syriza, the Coalition of the Radical Left, gained 10% over their previous election result. But the direction and programme of Syriza is far from settled, and containing many contradictions and tensions. The crisis in Greece and Europe is far from settled, and will enter a new phase. Leo Panitch having just returned from a week in Greece where he met many senior officials in Syriza, and also of the radical left coalition Antarsya, speaking at one of their congresses.
