“There is another way, history is not over, politics has not paid off. Nothing ended. Everything starts now”, explained the president of the New Left Parliamentary Group, Alexis Haritsis in his speech at the closing of the three-day Founding Conference.

Taking stock of the three days, he said: “The New Left is closing the first phase of its formation. In these almost three months, a lot happened, very quickly. We entered an unprecedented and difficult process. We said it and we did it: Politics is back! We listened to political speeches, with optimism, reflection but with one common goal: H New Left to grow, to make the New Left the big open and spacious house. For those who do not succumb to degeneration and disappointment. Who want to fight, let’s create together the alternative opposite to the right of Mr. Mitsotakis who projects as a one-way street. I listened with great interest to the positions. The proposals, the contributions, the disagreements. This is the wealth on the Left. To discuss, to compose.”

Referring to the next day, he said: “What is important now, in the next phase of the New Left, which will have a critical and pivotal point in the European elections, is to turn the New Left into the big house.” To break the logic of abstinence and privatization. To do this it is not enough to say that we are leftists. Not to say everything, exhaustively. We have to give content. Let’s talk about how to live better. Let’s talk about the housing crisis, about supporting wage labor, about young farmers and the climate crisis, about public goods, a strong welfare state, education, health, about inequalities, accuracy, redistribution. From Monday we start with the great battle for the defense of the Public University inside and outside the parliament. We need to talk about them and talk specifically. Starting tomorrow, all of us here at our Conference and the thousands of comrades and friends who are watching us enter the battle for the European elections. For the life we ​​deserve!”