“OR October 28th marks the strong resistance of the Greek people to fascism and Nazism” says in a statement SYRIZA for today’s national anniversary of NO, adding that “the memory of the mass struggle against the invaders and the epic of the 40s will always move and inspire”.

“The struggle and resistance of the Greek people through EAM, ELAS and EPON against the conquerors and their local collaborators, was and is a valuable legacy for the subsequent struggles for freedom and independence” adds Koumoundourou, to underline that ” nowadays, the defense of Democracy and Freedom against preachers of terror, the far Right and the holocaust of national, racial, religious, social and political groups, is still at stake and requires vigilance and constant struggle.

The SYRIZA announcement in detail:

October 28 marks the strong resistance of the Greek people to fascism and Nazism. The memory of the mass struggle against the invaders and the epic of the 1940s will always move and inspire.

The struggle and resistance of the Greek people through EAM, ELAS and EPON against the conquerors and their local collaborators, was and is a valuable legacy for the later struggles for freedom and independence.

Despite the adverse conditions, the Greek people selflessly fought the battle and won it.

Eighty-four years later, Europe is still struggling to completely rid itself of the nostalgia of fascism and Nazism.

Today, the defense of Democracy and Freedom against preachers of terror, the far Right and the holocaust of national, racial, religious, social and political groups is still at stake and requires vigilance and constant struggle.