For Assignment, Chloe Hadjimatheou tracks the meteoric rise of Syriza, a remarkable new force in Greek politics.
BBC Assignment - The Rise of Syrizahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00t2h1m/Assignment_The_Rise_of_Syriza/
Greece: The making of SYRIZA http://links.org.au/node/2910
Greece: The dazzling rise of Syriza is a major eventhttp://www.european-left.org/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zurueck/news-archive/artikel/greece-the-dazzling-rise-of-syriza-is-a-major-event/
Statement by Alexis Tsipras on the result of the elections
http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zurueck/latest-news-home/artikel/statement-by-alexis-tsipras-on-the-result-of-the-elections/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls_oS42olmQ
Greece Electoral results - SYRIZA Vote Share
SYRIZA Results since 2004
(year links to election page) |
|---|
| Year | Type of election | Votes | % | MP |
|---|
| 2004 |
Parliament |
241,539 |
3.26% |
6 |
|---|
| 2007 |
Parliament |
361,211 |
5.04% |
14 |
|---|
| 2009 |
European Parliament |
240,898 |
4.70% |
1 |
|---|
| 2009 |
Parliament |
315,627 |
4.60% |
13 (later 9) |
|---|
| 2012 |
Parliament |
1,061,265 |
16.78% |
52 |
|---|
| 2012 |
Parliament |
1,655,053 |
26.89% |
71 |
|---|
The Maoist backed SYRIZA (Coalition of the Radical Left) has emerged as the largest opposition party in Greece in last weeks elections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_Radical_Left