2014 European Parliament election in Greece
European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 25 May 2014 to elect the 21 Greek members of the European Parliament. The number of seats allocated to Greece declined from 22 to 21, as a result of the 2013 reapportionment of seats in the European Parliament.
Image: Alexis Tsipras, prime minister of Greece (cropped)
Image: Antonis Samaras 2014 (cropped)
Image: Venizelos in Vienna (2014)
Image: Stavros Theodorakis 2014a cropped
The Coalition of the Radical Left – Progressive Alliance, best known by the syllabic abbreviation SYRIZA, is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Greece. It was founded in 2004 as a political coalition of left-wing and radical left parties, and registered as a political party in 2012.
Former leader of Syriza, Alekos Alavanos, speaking in Athens in 2007
Manolis Glezos during the 2007 elections
Party's youth in 2007
Six party leaders' televised debate ahead of the 2009 legislative elections. Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Syriza, is in the centre