The view that we are in a period where its future is being judged Left in the country expressed the president of the KO of the New Left during his speech at the first meeting of the party’s Central Committee, stressing that this is the “responsibility” and “goal” of the New Left, in order to represent the “social majority”.

Continuing, Mr Alexis Haritsis he referred to the worsening situation on the planet, speaking of “historic moments” and underlining that “the political forces must take a clear position: with weapons or peace”.

He also appealed to the parties of the Left and the progressive space as a whole “to commit from now on to voting against the excessive armament expenditures of the New Democracy” in the budget debate.

Continuing, he referred to the recent developments, accusing the government of “secret diplomacy” as it “does not inform the National Delegation, the parties and the Greek society about the goals and benefits of its policy” and “remains faithful to the doctrine of the given ally, defiantly supports the insane policy of far-right Netanyahu, invests in turning Europe into a war economy.”

Additionally, he accused the government of “secret negotiations with Turkey”, pointing out the opposition of the New Left. “We are the political force that resists nationalism and patriotism. We are the political force that defends the solidarity of the peoples and the need for a systematic dialogue that will lead to a solution based on international law and a permanent de-escalation in bilateral relations. We are the political force inspired by the logic of the Prespa Agreement,” he said.

He also emphasized that “Trumpism has reached our country”, it is noted that “New Democracy and the Far Right will compete for who will best express a mixture of politics that on the one hand promotes the provocative profitability of capital and on the other hand will attacks social and political rights”.

“So I also answer the gentleman Mitsotakisand to Mr Samara:

Popular Front for the defense of Democracy and society. This is our answer. The fight to break the politics of fear”, he said, while noting that “the first battle before us is the battle of the Budget”, accusing New Democracy of “imposing a memorandum in the post-memorandum era”. “Memorandum of inequality. Memorandum of injustice. A memorandum of the power of the few over the lives of the many,” he said characteristically.

Pointing out that “these days marks one year since the founding of the New Left”, he concluded:

“The New Left is here to stay and today we are electing our secretary, we are electing our highest governing body that undertakes the work of political planning, for the great battles ahead of us. But above all, comrades and comrades, today we are making an open call. To every left-wing citizen, to every democratic citizen, to those people who are disappointed but don’t give up, to the people who resist, to the people who create, to the people who struggle. To the people who are not comfortable with today’s grim reality and claim a better life.”