SYRIZA

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SYRIZA is a major left-wing political party in Greece that rose to prominence during the country’s debt crisis and has served as a principal rival to the center-right New Democracy party.

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Syriza 3
SYRIZA canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek political party
left-wing political party
political party
abbreviation SYRIZA self-link
becameUnitaryParty 2012
color red
country Greece
countryOfOperation Greece
electoralBreakthroughYear 2012
enteredGovernment 2015
europeanAffiliation Party of the European Left
europeanParliamentGroup European United Left–Nordic Green Left
surface form: The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
formedGovernmentWith Independent Greeks
formerLeader Alexis Tsipras
Alexis Tsipras
surface form: Aléxis Tsípras
founded 2004
foundedAs Coalition of the Radical Left
fullName Progressive Alliance
surface form: Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance
governingPeriod 2015–2019
headquartersLocation Athens
ideology democratic socialism
eco-socialism
left-wing populism
internationalAffiliation Progressive International
keyPolicyFocus anti-austerity measures
debt relief for Greece
public sector protection
social justice
welfare state expansion
languageOfName Greek
leader Stefanos Kasselakis
notableEvent 2015 Greek bailout referendum campaign
notablePeriodOfRise Greek government-debt crisis
oppositionTo austerity policies imposed by the EU and IMF
originallyFormedAs coalition of left-wing and radical left parties
parliamentaryRepresentation Hellenic Parliament
politicalPosition left-wing
radical left
positionOnEuropeanUnion pro-European with criticism of austerity
primeMinisterFromParty Alexis Tsipras
principalRival New Democracy
principalRivalIdeology center-right
regionOfInfluence Southern Europe
symbol multi-colored flag with red, green and purple
voterBase left-wing and progressive middle-class voters
public sector employees
urban working class
young voters
wonNationalElections January 2015 Greek legislative election
September 2015 Greek legislative election
youthWing SYRIZA Youth

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European United Left–Nordic Green Left (past or present grouping in European Parliament) hasMemberParty SYRIZA
subject surface form: European United Left–Nordic Green Left
this entity surface form: Syriza
Party of the European Left hasObserver SYRIZA
this entity surface form: Syriza
European United Left–Nordic Green Left hasMember SYRIZA
this entity surface form: Syriza
SYRIZA abbreviation SYRIZA self-link