Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow
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The Front of the Greek Anticapitalist Left, in Greek Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow is a coalition of radical left political organisations in Greece
. The Greek word antarsia (which is pronounced the same as the acronym Antarsya) means "mutiny". ANTARSYA describes itself as "Front of the anticapitalist, revolutionary, communist left and radical ecology".
ANTARSYA was founded on 22 March 2009 in Athens by 10 organisations and independent militants involved in the Radical Left Front
(MERA) and United Anti-Capitalist Left
(ENANTIA) with the exception of the Workers Revolutionary Party
(ΕΕΚ). These organisations come from different left wing currents ranging from ex- KKE and KKE Interior members, to maoism
and trotskyism
.
ANTARSYA is based on local assemblies of militants at city or neighbourhood-level with a central coordination committee in Athens. There are also periodically national assemblies of ANTARSYA.
. It took 21,951 votes or 0.43% of the votes, which was the best result ever for an anti-capitalist left list in European elections in Greece. ANTARSYA also participated in the October 4th, 2009 general elections
presenting lists in every constituency. With 24,737 votes and 0.36%, this is the best result for the anti-capitalist left in general elections in Greece since Metapolitefsi
. It is an increase of almost 3,000 votes from the European elections, though most of the anti-capitalist lists tend to score much less in general than the European elections, where the vote is more "loose". ANTARSYA's campaign was centered on a programme to answer to the economic crisis based on workers' rights. Key demands were banning of lay-offs, a minimum salary of 1,400 euros, a reduction of weekly working time to 35 hours without reduction of wages, nationalisation without compensation under workers control of the banking system, of businesses shuting down and of privatised public services, but also the disarmament of police, full political and social rights for immigrants and an ecosocialist answer to ecological crisis
. In the local elections held in November 7th, 2010
the platforms supported by ANTARSYA took more than 98,000 votes or 1.75% of the votes.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The Greek word antarsia (which is pronounced the same as the acronym Antarsya) means "mutiny". ANTARSYA describes itself as "Front of the anticapitalist, revolutionary, communist left and radical ecology".
ANTARSYA was founded on 22 March 2009 in Athens by 10 organisations and independent militants involved in the Radical Left Front
Radical Left Front
The Radical Left Front was a coalition of radical left political parties in Greece.The Radical Left Front was founded in 1999 by New Left Current , the Maoist Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece , the Trotskyist Workers Revolutionary Party , Youth of Communist Liberation , Independent...
(MERA) and United Anti-Capitalist Left
United Anti-Capitalist Left
The United Anti-Capitalist Left is a coalition of radical left political parties in Greece.The United Anti-Capitalist Left was founded in 2007 by Socialist Workers' Party , the Organization of Communist Internationalists of Greece-Spartacus , Left Recomposition and Left Anti-capitalist Group The...
(ENANTIA) with the exception of the Workers Revolutionary Party
Workers Revolutionary Party (Greece)
The Workers Revolutionary Party is a Trotskyist communist political party in Greece, taking part in the elections independently , since the departure from Radical Left Front coalition in spring of 2009 .The party's newspaper is Νέα Προοπτική The Workers Revolutionary Party (EEK: Ergatiko...
(ΕΕΚ). These organisations come from different left wing currents ranging from ex- KKE and KKE Interior members, to maoism
Maoism
Maoism, also known as the Mao Zedong Thought , is claimed by Maoists as an anti-Revisionist form of Marxist communist theory, derived from the teachings of the Chinese political leader Mao Zedong . Developed during the 1950s and 1960s, it was widely applied as the political and military guiding...
and trotskyism
Trotskyism
Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. Trotsky considered himself an orthodox Marxist and Bolshevik-Leninist, arguing for the establishment of a vanguard party of the working-class...
.
Members
The 10 organisations which are members of ANTARSYA:- Independent Communist Organization of Serres (ΑΚΟΣ)
- Left RecompositionLeft RecompositionLeft Recomposition is an organization of anti-capitalist left in Greece, strongly influenced by Mao Zedong and Louis Althusser's political philosophy....
(ARAN) - Left Anti-capitalist GroupLeft Anti-capitalist GroupLeft Anti-capitalist Group is an organization of anti-capitalist left in Greece, strongly influenced by Mao Zedong and Louis Althusser's political philosophy. In the Greek legislative election, 2007 it participated in the United Anti-Capitalist Left electoral coalition.-External links:*...
(ARAS) - Revolutionary Communist Movement of GreeceRevolutionary Communist Movement of GreeceThe Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece is a communist political party in Greece.-Alliances:...
(EKKE) - New Left Current (NAR)
- Youth of Communist Liberation (nΚΑ)
- Alternative EcologistsAlternative EcologistsThe Alternative Ecologists , officially the Federation of Ecologists and Alternative Groups, was a federation of several groups created after the good performance of an autonomous electoral platform also called Alternative Ecologists in the 1989 European Parliament elections in Greece...
- Organization of Communist Internationalists of Greece–Spartacus, Greek section of the Fourth International (OKDE-Spartakos)
- Socialist Workers' PartySocialist Workers' Party (Greece)The Socialist Workers Party of Greece is an affiliate of the International Socialist Tendency . It is the second largest organisation in IST behind the Socialist Workers Party of Britain....
(SEK) - Communist RenewalCommunist RenewalCommunist Renewal is a communist organization in Greece. The group was formed in February 2000 following a split in late 1999 from the Renewing Communist Ecological Left . The founders of Communist Renewal were dissatisfied with the upcoming cooperation between AKOA and Synaspismos...
(K.AN.)
ANTARSYA is based on local assemblies of militants at city or neighbourhood-level with a central coordination committee in Athens. There are also periodically national assemblies of ANTARSYA.
Participation in elections
ANTARSYA participated for the first time in elections in the European Parliament elections in June 2009European Parliament election, 2009 (Greece)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament in 2009 took place on June 7, 2009. The election system used in Greece is party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party...
. It took 21,951 votes or 0.43% of the votes, which was the best result ever for an anti-capitalist left list in European elections in Greece. ANTARSYA also participated in the October 4th, 2009 general elections
Greek legislative election, 2009
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 4 October 2009. An election was not required until September 2011.On 2 September Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced he would request President Karolos Papoulias to dissolve Parliament and call an election...
presenting lists in every constituency. With 24,737 votes and 0.36%, this is the best result for the anti-capitalist left in general elections in Greece since Metapolitefsi
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...
. It is an increase of almost 3,000 votes from the European elections, though most of the anti-capitalist lists tend to score much less in general than the European elections, where the vote is more "loose". ANTARSYA's campaign was centered on a programme to answer to the economic crisis based on workers' rights. Key demands were banning of lay-offs, a minimum salary of 1,400 euros, a reduction of weekly working time to 35 hours without reduction of wages, nationalisation without compensation under workers control of the banking system, of businesses shuting down and of privatised public services, but also the disarmament of police, full political and social rights for immigrants and an ecosocialist answer to ecological crisis
Ecological crisis
An ecological crisis occurs when the environment of a species or a population changes in a way that destabilizes its continued survival. There are many possible causes of such crises:...
. In the local elections held in November 7th, 2010
Greek local elections, 2010
The 2010 Greek local elections were held on 7 November 2010 and 14 November 2010 to elect representatives to Greece's restructured local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities.-Background:...
the platforms supported by ANTARSYA took more than 98,000 votes or 1.75% of the votes.
Electoral results
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| 2009 European Parliament election, 2009 (Greece) The European Parliament election of 2009 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament in 2009 took place on June 7, 2009. The election system used in Greece is party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party... |
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See also
- Politics of GreecePolitics of GreeceThe Politics of Greece takes place in a large parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Hellenic Parliament...
- List of political parties in Greece
- List of Communist Parties