Coalition of the Radical Left
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Syriza
Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς |
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| Abbreviation | SYRIZA ΣΥΡΙΖΑ |
| Leader | Alexis Tsipras |
| Founded | 2004 (as an alliance) 22 May 2012 (as a party) |
| Headquarters | 39 Valtetsiou, 106 81 Athens, Greece |
| Youth wing | SYRIZA Youth |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Eco-socialism Anti-capitalism Alter-globalization Secularism Soft euroscepticism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | European United Left–Nordic Green Left |
| Colours |
Red (official) Salmon (customary) |
| Slogan |
Γυρίζουμε σελίδα Gyrízoume selída (We turn the page) |
| Hellenic Parliament |
144 / 300
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| European Parliament |
4 / 21
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| Regional Governors |
2 / 13
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| Website | |
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The Coalition of the Radical Left (Greek: Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς , translit. Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás), mostly known by the syllabic abbreviation Syriza (a Greek adverb meaning "from the roots" or "radically", and sometimes styled SY.RIZ.A.; Greek: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, pronounced [ˈsiɾiza]), is a left-wing political party in Greece, founded in 2004 as a coalition of left-wing and radical left parties. It is the largest party in the Hellenic Parliament, with party chairman Alexis Tsipras serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 26 January 2015 to 20 August 2015 and from 21 September 2015 to present.
The party colors are red (left-wing politics), green (green politics), and purple (social movements). The current leader and prime minister of Syriza is Alexis Tsipras.
Although Syriza was launched before the 2004 legislative election, the roots of the process that led to its formation can be traced back to the "Space for Dialogue for the Unity and Common Action of the Left" (Greek: Χώρος Διαλόγου για την Ενότητα και Κοινή Δράση της Αριστεράς) in 2001. The "Space" was composed of various organisations of the Greek Left that, despite different ideological and historical backgrounds, had shared common political action in several important issues that had arisen in Greece at the end of the 1990s, such as the Kosovo War, privatizations, social and civil rights, etc.
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