New Left Current

New Left Current
New Left Current
Founded	1989
Split from	Communist Party of Greece
Headquarters	76 Charilaou Trikoupi & Eresou, 10681, Athens
Newspaper	Prin
Youth wing	Youth Communist Liberation
Ideology	Communism,; Marxism-Leninism,; Eco-Socialism
Political position	Far-left
National affiliation	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow
International affiliation	none
Colours	Red
Website
	http://www.narnet.gr
	Politics of Greece; Political parties; Elections;

The New Left Current (Greek: Νέο Αριστερό Ρεύμα για την Κομμουνιστική Απελευθέρωση, ΝΑΡ, Neo Aristero Revma) (NAR) was formed in late 1989, mainly by former Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) members.

History

After the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) joined New Democracy party in a government coalition after the June 1989 elections, the KNE suffered substantial drop in membership loss as members disagreed with the policy of the parent party KKE had.

Elections

The New Left Current participated in the 1990 elections as "Neo Aristero Revma - Laiki Antipoliteusi" (Νέο Αριστερό Ρεύμα - Λαϊκή Αντιπολίτευση) and got 14,365 votes (0,22%). A critical figure at this early stage was Kostas Kappos, former member of the KKE and parliamentary representative.

In 1993 the NAR joined the Left Struggle political coalition along with the Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece (EKKE), Communist Party of Greece (Marxist-Leninist), Workers Revolutionary Party (EEK). The coalition received 8,160 votes in 1993 and 10,443 votes in the 1996 general elections.

In 1999, NAR, EKKE, EEK and the Independent Communist Organization of Serres (AKOS) formed the Radical Left Front (MERA). Since 2009, NAR, along with the other parties of MERA, with the exception of EEK, is part of the broader coalition Front of the Greek Anticapitalist Left.

Election results

Results since 1990 (year links to election page)
Year	Type of Election	Electoral coalition	Votes	%	Representatives
1990	Parliament	-	14,365	0.21%	0
1993	Parliament	Left Struggle	8,160	0.11%	0
1994	European Parliament	Left Movement Against EU	14,006	0.21%	0
1996	Parliament	Left Struggle	10,416	0.15%	0
1999	European Parliament	Radical Left Front	10,884	0.17%	0
2000	Parliament	Radical Left Front	8,183	0.11%	0
2004	Parliament	Radical Left Front	11,285	0.15%	0
2004	European Parliament	Radical Left Front	13,387	0.22%	0
2007	Parliament	Radical Left Front	11,859	0.17%	0
2009	European Parliament	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow	21,951	0.43%	0
2009	Parliament	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow	24,737	0.36%	0
2010	Regional	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow	96,959	1.80%	7
2012	Parliament	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow	75,439	1.19%	0
2012	Parliament	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow	20.389	0,33%	0

Youth organisation

In the early years, the youth wing of the NAR was still named the KNE, as even the general secretary of KNE, Giorgos Grapsas, and most of its politburo had joined NAR, but in the mid-1990s, it changed its name to the Youth of Communist Liberation (Νεολαία Κομμουνιστική Απελευθέρωση, Neolaia Kommunistiki Apeleftherosi). Members of the Youth Communist Liberation participate in the United Independent Left Movement, a sum of left-wing student organisations, active in 3rd-level educational institutions (Universities - Technical Academical institutions) in Greece.^[1]

References

^ "Ανακοίνωση νΚΑ για τις φοιτητικές εκλογές" (in Greek). Youth Communist Liberation. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

External links

PRIN - Weekly newspaper affiliated with NAR
Official page of Youth of Communist Liberation
Official page of New Left Current

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[1] "Ανακοίνωση νΚΑ για τις φοιτητικές εκλογές" (in Greek). Youth Communist Liberation. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

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