Syriza
The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance (Greek: Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία, romanized: Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía), best known by the syllabic abbreviation SYRIZA (/ˈsɪrɪzə/, Greek: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ [ˈsiriza]; a pun on the Greek adverb σύρριζα, meaning "from the roots" or "radically"), is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Greece. It was founded in 2004 as a political coalition of left-wing and radical left parties, and registered as a political party in 2012.
Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς – Προοδευτική Συμμαχία Sinaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás – Proodeftikí Simachía | |
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| Abbreviation | ΣΥΡΙΖΑ SYRIZA |
| President | Stefanos Kasselakis |
| General Secretary | Rania Svigkou |
| Parliamentary Group Leader and Leader of the Opposition | Sokratis Famellos |
| Parliamentary Group Secretary | Dionysis Kalamatianos |
| Parliamentary Representatives | See list |
| Press Representative | Dora Avgeri |
| Founded | 15 January 2004 |
| Registered | 22 May 2012 |
| Preceded by | Synaspismos |
| Headquarters | Eleftherias Sq. 1, 105 53 Athens |
| Newspaper | I Avgi |
| Think tank | Nicos Poulantzas Institute |
| Youth wing | SYRIZA Youth |
| Membership (2022) | 172,000 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing[under discussion] |
| European affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| European Parliament group | The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL |
| Colours | Pink |
| Slogan | Δίκαιη Κοινωνία. Ευημερία για Όλους. Dikaie Koinonia. Evimeria gia Olous ("Just Society. Prosperity for All.") |
| Hellenic Parliament | 36 / 300 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 21 |
| Regional governors | 0 / 13 |
| Regional councillors | 55 / 611 |
| Mayors | 3 / 332 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
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A democratic socialist, progressive party, Syriza holds a pro-Europeanist stance. Syriza also advocates for alter-globalisation, LGBT rights, and secularism. In the past, SYRIZA was described as a typical left-wing populist party, but this was disputed after its government term and its recent opposition.
Syriza is the second largest party in the Hellenic Parliament. Former party chairman Alexis Tsipras served as Prime Minister of Greece from 26 January 2015 to 20 August 2015 and from 21 September 2015 to 8 July 2019. It is a member of the Party of the European Left.