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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-13
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[01] 2nd SYRIZA congress opens with Tsipras' introductory speech
[01] 2nd SYRIZA congress opens with Tsipras' introductory speech
The second congress of SYRIZA will open on Thursday afternoon with
Prime Minister and party leader Alexis Tsipras' introductory speech.
The congress is characterised by two things. It is the first time that a
left party holds a congress while being in government and secondly it is
related to the European developments: A Europe that is being crushed by
the rise of extreme right-xenophobic forces, a Europe where some believe
"we'd better be alone than with other Europeans." And at the same time,
citizens elect left parties (eg Portugal). Therefore, what is at stake
is the European correlations and whether Europe's political turn will
be to the left or the right.
The agenda of the second congress is expected to be rich:
party-state-government relations, party planning which is different
from government planning, citizens' rights, local administration, labour
unions, public administration and education.
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