New Left Current

Νέο Αριστερό Ρεύμα για την Κομμουνιστική Απελευθέρωση Neo Aristero Revma gia tin Kommounistiki Apeleftherosi New Left Current for the Communist Liberation
Founded	1989
Split from	Communist Party of Greece
Headquarters	76 Charilaou Trikoupi & Eresou, 10681, Athens
Newspaper	Prin
Youth wing	Youth Communist Liberation
Ideology	Communism New Left Eco-socialism
Political position	Far-left
National affiliation	Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow
Colours	Red
Party flag
Website
http://www.narnet.gr
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The New Left Current (Template:Lang-el, Neo Aristero Revma, NAR) was formed in late 1989, mainly by former Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) members.

History

As described in its website:

The New Left Current - NAP, was formed in the early 1990s, primarily as an expression of the potential of left-wing dissent and rupture with the KKE line. The 1989 split took place when thousands of KNE and KKE activists openly clashed with the political choices of the KKE leadership and the united Coalition to join the Tzannetaki government with the ND and then with the so-called "ecumenical" government and the ND. PASOK. It was a confrontation on the catastrophic line of class cooperation and subjugation for the movement and the Left. In these conditions, tendencies and currents of left criticism and search were formed. The collapse of "existing socialism" sharpened and deepened the crisis of the communist Left. It revived the search for the deeper causes of the failure of the ruling left to confront capitalist aggression and barbarism, sharpened the disagreements and criticism that existed for many years within the KKE and the KNE. The birth of these quests and criticism, of the processes in the movement and the communist left, is the process of formation of the NAP.

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 (MERA) 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 (ANTARSYA).

Election results

Results since 1990 (year links to election page)
Year	Type of Election	Electoral coalition	Votes	%	Representatives
1990	Parliament	Popular Opposition	14,365	0.21%	0/300
1993	Parliament	Left Struggle	8,160	0.11%	0/300
1994	European Parliament	Left Movement Against EU	14,006	0.21%	0/25
1996	Parliament	Left Struggle	10,416	0.15%	0/300
1999	European Parliament	MERA1	10,884	0.17%	0/25
2000	Parliament	MERA	8,183	0.11%	0/300
2004	Parliament	MERA	11,285	0.15%	0/300
2004	European Parliament	MERA	13,387	0.22%	0/24
2007	Parliament	MERA	11,859	0.17%	0/300
2009	European Parliament	ANTARSYA2	21,951	0.43%	0/22
2009	Parliament	ANTARSYA	24,737	0.36%	0/300
2010	Regional	ANTARSYA	97,496	1.80%	7/725
2012	Parliament	ANTARSYA	75,439	1.19%	0/300
2012	Parliament	ANTARSYA	20.389	0,33%	0/300
2014	Regional	ANTARSYA	128,154	2.27%	9/703
2014	European Parliament	ANTARSYA	41,299	0.72%	0/21
2015	Parliament	ANTARSYA - MARS3	39,497	0.64%	0/300
2015	Parliament	ANTARSYA - EEK4	46,094	0.85%	0/300
2019	European Parliament	ANTARSYA	36,327	0.64%	0/21
2019	Regional	ANTARSYA	87,676	1.62%	13/703
2019	Parliament	ANTARSYA	23.239	0.41%	0/300

¹ Radical Left Front

² Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow

³ Left Front Coalition

⁴ Workers Revolutionary Party

1990, Parliament   14,365 1993, Parliament   8,160 1994, European Parliament   14,006 1996, Parliament   10,416 1999, European Parliament   10,884 2000, Parliament   8,133 2004, Parliament   11,285 2004, European Parliament   13,387 2007, Parliament   11,895 2009, European Parliament   21,951 2009, Parliament   24,737 2010, Regional   97,496 2012, Parliament   75,439 2012, Parliament   20,389 2014, Regional   128,154 2014, European Parliament   41,299 2015, Parliament   39,497 2015, Parliament   46,094

Ideology

ΝΑΡ describes its ideology as "communist re-foundation". Members of the organization believe that communist ideas after the fall of the Soviet union need to be updated, since they believe that socialism was never achieved in the countries of "Existing Socialism".

Another big part of ΝΑΡ's rhetoric is the idea of "Capitalist Totalitarianism" (literal translation from "Ολοκληροτικός Καπιταλισμός" in Greek), or "Contemporary Totalitarianism" as they mention it in their international articles on their website. ΝΑΡ believes that capitalism in its current form has surpassed the "highest state of capitalism", which is Imperialism according to Vladimir Lenin, as stated in his influential book, Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism.

Youth League

In the early years, the youth wing of the NAR was still named KNE-ΝΑΡ, 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.

See also

• Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow
• Radical Left Front
• Kostas Kappos

External links

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