Podcast appearances and mentions of Alexis Tsipras

Earlier this week Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis essentially launched his pre-election campaign, unveiling a roadmap to the 2027 elections. As Mitsotakis prepares for 2027, we're also seeing former prime minister Alexis Tsipras take steps that are fueling speculation about a political comeback, while the far-right is back in the headlines. Lamprini Rori, an Assistant Professor in Political Analysis at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at these developments.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Mitsotakis outlines four key priorities ahead of 2027 electionsTsipras pitch for progressive opposition presents New Democracy with new adversaryGreek court strips three far-right MPs of seats over electoral fraudParliament votes to investigate former transport ministerPatriot missile systems being moved to Souda base

După ce, în noiembrie, presa internațională a aflat cu stupoare despre existența lui Călin Georgescu și despre ideile sale, iată că a venit și rândul lui George Simion de a fi descoperit. Iar liderul AUR s-a dovedit foarte generos cu presa străină, în contrast cu zgârcenia față de mediile românești. Sau cu refuzul participării la dezbaterile electorale. Dar cum apare, de fapt, George Simion, în discuțiile cu presa străină? Foarte mediatizat în țară, de la accederea în Parlament în 2020, actualul câștigător al primului tur din alegerile prezidențiale a avut parte de mai puțină atenție în presa internațională.Însă acum, echipele de jurnaliști venite la București au putut să trimită la redacțiile lor de acasă povești spumoase despre ultrasul de peluză aflat, iată, la un pas de a câștiga președinția României și de a ajunge în aceeași incintă cu liderii europeni, la reuniunile de la Bruxelles.Aceste apariții în presa internațională pot fi interesante și pentru observatorii români, care încearcă să-și facă o idee despre ce pregătește exact George Simion, în caz că va ajunge președinte – câtă vreme el a absentat de la dezbaterile preelectorale.Citeste siHuligan, fan Trump și vedetă pe rețelele de socializarePrima  constatare este că liderul AUR oferă în presa internațională o imagine cu totul diferită de cea pe care și-o promovează în România.Dacă acasă se prezintă drept moștenitorul politic al lui Călin Georgescu - un susținător deschis al Rusiei, anti-UE și anti-NATO, care vede reptilieni printre liderii europeni și spune că va naționaliza companiile străine - George Simion se prezintă în presa străină ca un lider european frecventabil.”Nu sunt huliganul, extremistul, izolaționistul pe care ei îl prezintă”, a afirmat George Simion, într-un interviu acordat publicației britanice Financial Times.El s-a caracterizat drept un fel de Giorgia Meloni de la București și a respins orice urmă de pro-rusism. A negat orice intenție de a abate România de la calea europeană și a militat pentru unitate transatlantică.Dar este George Simion un echivalent românesc al Giorgiei Meloni? Mai degrabă, nu.Șefa guvernului italian, venită, e adevărat, la putere pe un discurs eurosceptic, în fruntea unui partid cu înclinații neofasciste, este o susținătoare ferventă a Ucrainei. George Simion nu este.Georgia Meloni o sprijină pe Ursula von der Leyen. George Simion o consideră un monstruPrivit din interior și nu prin prisma interviurilor din presa străină, George Simion este mai aproape de AfD-ul german, mai ales dacă avem în vedere și derapajele antisemite.Relaxat în discuțiile cu reporterii străini, George Simion nu are o problemă în a-i da pe jurnaliștii de la G4Media pe mâna procurorilor DIICOT. Este un fapt fără precedent pentru un lider de partid în România postdecembristă și care ridică întrebarea: ce-ar face el dacă ar avea puterea?În condițiile financiare îngrozitoare ale României, George Simion ar putea urma modelul fostului premier grec Alexis Tsipras, de extremă stânga. Acesta, după un discurs virulent anti-UE și o vizită la Kremlin de unde a venit cu mâna goală, s-a întors spășit la Bruxelles și a urmat planul de reformă, pe care mai înainte grecii îl respinseseră prin referendum. Și țara a ieșit din criză.Sau, dimpotrivă, indiferent de consecințe, George Simion ar urma instinctele bazei sale electorale radicalizate, instituind un regim al răzbunării, al dezmembrării instituțiilor statului, al distrugerii oricărei urme de opoziție și societate civilă. Poate îl va instaura pe Călin Georgescu pentru a aplica programul său în care oamenii se vor întoarce la agricultura de subzistență și vor trăi din troc.Cine este cu adevărat George Simion? Ce vrea el, în realitate, să facă din România? Nu știm. Și aceasta este marea problemă. Ascultați rubrica ”Eurocronica”, cu Ovidiu Nahoi, în fiecare zi, de luni până vineri, de la 8.45 și în reluare duminica, de la 15.00, numai la RFI România

Çağlar Öztürk: My first question concerns populism. Populism has become a fashionable term in recent years which has led to quite some confusion even among political scientists and political science students. First of all, what qualifies a politician or party as populist? How do they differ from others, from non-populist ones? What was your motivation in choosing populism as a key concept and what contribution did you intend to make with the book? Giorgos Venizelos: There's indeed a lot of confusion about populism, even though there's so much literature about it. Without going too deep in this heated debate, I should say that scholars agree that populism is organised around two notions: people- centrism and anti-elitism. Of course, there are very different approaches to these two operational criteria related to the people and the elite. For me, populist communication is not just about rhetoric, but also bodily gestures, accents and aesthetics that resemble, represent and enact ‘the people.' When we talk about populism, we also talk about a certain logic, a certain style or performance. And it can also be said that populism operates with a political cleavage that is distinct from the typical left-right political cleavage – it's a cleavage between ‘the populists' or ‘the people' at the bottom and ‘the elite' or ‘the anti-populists' at the top. There is non-populist politics as well, of course, politics or discourses that do not have these characteristics or have just one of those two characteristics. For example, they talk to ‘the voter' or ‘the citizen' instead of ‘the people,' or they use ‘the people' as a term, but there's no antagonistic dimension. Vice versa, we might identify certain types of challenger parties, especially on the far right, that articulate a strong anti-establishment discourse, so there is an exclusionary element there, however, the notion of ‘the people' as a collective identity that can supposedly fit the 'whole society' is absent. Arguably, besides these two categories, populist and non-populist, we can have anti-populist discourses as well: politicians, journalists, and other actors may be showing a very open and clear aversion towards the notions of ‘the people,' popular sovereignty, populist politicians, and so on. These discourses often reveal degrees of ‘democratic elitism.' Why did I choose the concept of populism? I wanted to explain how popular identities, or mass identities, are constructed. It was at a time of mass mobilizations against austerity politics that I started thinking about Populism in Power. Discourse and Performativity in Syriza and Donald Trump. I wanted to study how electorates are mobilized in moments of crisis, how emotions are involved in such processes of political identification, and how populism is not exactly and always a negative, a mystifying or exceptional phenomenon, but rather part of everyday political life. We have been talking mostly about populism until now, but my book is specifically about populism in power. You asked me what the intended contribution of the book is. I initially wanted to examine what happens when populists get into power – because when I was thinking about the project, prominent cases were emerging, like Syriza in Greece, but also Podemos in Spain and then later Donald Trump in the US. I started reading into the literature of populism in power and the assumptions about what happens to populism when it moves from the opposition to government did not really convince me. The way populism – and consequently also populism in power -were conceptualized left me puzzled because I thought that scholars focused too much on the consequences of populism for democracy. For example, they would say things like “populists turn authoritarian.” Scholars also focused too much on what happens to populism itself. For example, they would say that “populism fails in power.” However, these are possibilities for other, non-populist actors as well, so why should they be so central in the debate about populism? When talking about populism, all these assumptions end up defining the concept. I don't think that they're defining it well, but these assumptions seem to be very much discernible in the discourse of scholars. So, the idea behind my project was that in order to rethink populism in power we first have to rethink populism, re-work the way we approach it. ÇÖ: Which theories and concepts do you draw on and how do you position your book and scholarship in the existing literature? GV: I draw on theories of discourse and the so-called Essex School of Discourse Analysis in particular, but also theories of political style and socio-cultural approaches to politics. I draw on theories of affect, emotions, and collective identities. Just to name a few authors here, Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe and Yannis Stavrakakis have all had an important influence on me. Benjamin Moffitt and Pierre Ostiguy have also been important to me, but so have more traditional theories of affect, such as Freud's or Lacan's. I also draw on populism studies, of course. ÇÖ: It's often maintained that there are two main strands of populism: left-wing and right-wing. What separates those two strands from each other, and why is it nonetheless adequate to refer to both as populist? More concretely, why have you chosen to study Trump and Syriza in the same framework? And what does such a juxtaposition and comparison yield? GV: It can be argued that there are many more strands of populism besides left and right. There's also a centrist type of populism, but there are also more peculiar or even idiosyncratic formations that are hard to place on the left-right axis. However, there are indeed two main strands, left- and right-wing. I mentioned earlier that populism is about ‘the people' and ‘the elite,' but it's never just that. There's always an ideology that comes with populism. Ideology is defined by certain programmatic features, certain ideas that have to do with equality or distribution, with inclusion and exclusion in social and political processes. For example, a left populist might be for redistribution of wealth while a right-wing populist might be pro-business. We have these programmatic ideas of the left and the right that can, however, be communicated in different ways. In the case of populism, such classic ideas are communicated in a ‘common-sense' way, in the name of ‘the people' and against ‘the elites.' ‘The people' are suffering because ‘the elites' push for certain policies that don't allow redistribution of wealth. Therefore, ‘the people' should rise and take power, regulate, and achieve the redistribution they want. That's an example of communicating a programmatic leftist agenda in a populist manner. I should add though that there are many different types and subtypes of populism, even among the two main families that we have just been speaking about. Not all left populists are the same, nor all right-wing populists. I chose to study Trump and Syriza because, in my view, they were populists in power who had emerged during the same conjuncture. They emerged as a response to the crisis of neoliberalism, understood not just in the economic, but also in the political sense. Technocrats appeared to be very dominant in politics, and certain types of actors or voters rejected this state of affairs. Of course, the case of Trump is not as straightforward because Trump is a pro-capitalist politician. You also asked me about the difference between Syriza and Trump and whether the results of the comparison were surprising. One could sensibly argue that the comparison of left- and right-wing populism, such as Syriza and Trump, is not very original. However, I wanted to pursue this comparison precisely because it's quite provocative. Even if scholars, politicians, and quality journalists would typically agree that there's a difference between a left-wing and a right-wing populist, there are still many uncritical assumptions in public discourse that fail to make this basic distinction. They use a notion of populism which is little more than a synonym for bad. What I therefore wanted to do was to show that there is a fundamental difference, and that ideology plays a key role: the way they construct the people is different, the content of their discourses and the framing of collective identities are really different in the two cases. ÇÖ: Donald Trump and Syriza were both backed by social movements that may well have been triggered by the financial and social crisis of the preceding years. How similar or different were the respective social movements that led to their rise? Do you see social movements as essential factors in their rise, or have they merely contributed to the political momentum that was unfolding? GV: In both cases, we saw social movements emerge as a response to the crisis of neoliberalism and to the collapse of the markets in the two countries. This may have happened at different times, but the two were part of the same conjuncture: in Greece, this took place a bit later, in 2010 and 2011, while in the US already in 2008 and 2009. At this early stage, the movements had similar demands. There was an internationalist dimension. They somehow communicated with one another, and they even had similar slogans. There was a desire for change among participants in these ‘movements of the squares,' ‘occupy movements,' and so forth. In the US, the representative of that movement to the mainstream political arena was not Donald Trump, but Bernie Sanders. However, Sanders did not make it to be the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. At the same time, we saw the rise of the Tea Party in the US, which was closer to Trump and his agenda. The Tea Party indeed played a very significant role in supporting Trump and mainstreaming his discourse. Despite such differences, we can say that such social movements might be projecting certain social and political attitudes from below. They might also function as some kind of omen for what is about to come. After all, both movements called out the political establishment, created new opportunities, and revealed a desire for change. ÇÖ: In chapter four, you discuss how Syriza's retreat from its key economic promises damaged the party, especially when it comes to the emotional or effective bond between the party and its supporters. Did Syriza's populist promise fail with Alexis Tsipras' capitulation to the demands of the Troika? GV: I could probably offer a simple answer here and say “yes, it did” but I actually think the question is much more complicated. Recall that left-wing populism is constituted by two different elements: a populist one and a leftist one. Of course, Syriza's discourse was centred around the cancellation of austerity, neoliberalism, and so forth, which managed to mobilize the electorate in a populist way. That's why Syriza eventually won power in 2015. When it failed to deliver the key promise around which the affective climate of the time – its whole populist vibe, if you wish – was organized, we could observe a decline of emotions and identifications with the party. The question is whether that failure had to do with populism or with the leftist component of Syriza's politics? The promise to cancel neoliberal austerity actually had to do with Syriza's anti-neoliberalism. Alexis Tsipras in fact continued to speak as a populist even after the capitulation. Does that mean that he remained a populist? That's difficult to answer. If we understand populism as some sort of communication strategy, then we can argue that Alexis Tsipras had to maintain it. However, if we understand populism as an affective bond between ‘the people' and ‘the elites,' then this was no longer there. I personally think that it was a combination of the two. To understand populism in power, we need to look at notions such as hegemony. The question would then be: did Syriza manage to establish hegemony after its capitulation? The answer is clearly “no, they did not.” ÇÖ: What do you think about the actual policies of populists in power? Do they govern differently? And would you agree that we seem obsessed with what populist leaders or parties represent rather than focusing on what they actually do? Last but not least, how did the policies Syriza and Trump adopt influence their image? GV: That's another difficult question to answer because it doesn't apply to all populists; different populists implement different policies. Some are more successful than others and this often has little to do with populism. It rather has to do with the context and the relative autonomy that they have. For example, Greece is part of the European Union. When Syriza was governing, Greece was subjected to various austerity packages and memoranda, so the room for manoeuvre was limited. Certain populists simply have greater difficulties developing their own policies. But there is also a very interesting contradiction here. Although Syriza did not manage to implement its key promise and reject austerity in Greece, it did implement policies that benefitted lower social strata. However, former supporters of Syriza on the left were not satisfied with these achievements because the party's “big betrayal” was still on their minds and in their hearts. Syriza's efforts to introduce a bit of social policy within a rather restricted economic and political framework did not translate into electoral support. We have seen the popularity of the party decline. As opposed to that, Trump was much more autonomous in power. Many scholars have shown that he did not manage to pass many new policies. I remember that even The Atlantic called Donald Trump the worst president in US history. And if we consider how he handled COVID-19 and other important areas, his policy record was very poor indeed. Despite his poor policy record, his base continued to identify passionately with him. Politics is not necessarily about rationality, it is not necessarily about policy choices, and how well politicians do in terms of implementing them. It's more about the ways in which people identify with a political actor. In 2020, Trump in fact received twelve million more votes  than in 2016 – which is not to overlook that there was much more polarization, and many more people went to vote in 2020

22-IX-2023. IN AMERICA SEPTENTRIONALI. IN CANADA. TRANSLATIONES de Canada ex Casandra Freire SUNT: Trudeau Indiam accusat Sikh magistrem ad mortem dantis in Canada. Minister primarius offensionem popularem habet, sociis negantibus condemnare Indiam ad mortem magistri Sikh. India canadienses a visis removet, major perturbatio Sikh caedis. IN CIVITATIBUS FOEDERATAE AMERICAE. Duae priores TRANSLATIONES de Ce-eF-A (anglice U-eS-A) ex Israéle García Avilés SUNT. Respublica Islamica Iraniae quinque captivos americanos commutat. Negotium a Bideno tractatur, praeterea, reffert pecunias quas reddit ex oleo no gelato. Biden Unitatem Universalem urget ut favet Ucrainae in Nationis Coniunctis. Praesidens lassitudinem belli ostendat, dum Zelensky Russiam tamquam minatio omnibus contemplat. ‘ZELENSKY’, quod Congressus ad Ucrainam magis adiuvet, EXPERITUR. ‘Rupertus MURDOCH’ ‘pro primogenito’ ‘DIMITTIT’. ‘MIGRANTES’ ‘Aquila oppido in Texia’ ‘ATTONANT’. IN MEXICO: ‘QUI PECUNIAM COLLOCANT’ ‘Mexici regiminis charta nummaria’ ‘in hebdomada una’ ‘DISSOLVERUNT’. ‘Consociatio ad Cooperationem et Progressionem Oeconomicas (abbreviatione hispanica O-Ce-De-E)’ DECLARAVIT Mexici oeconomiam ad tres punctum tres centesimas CRETURUM ESSE. Migrantium AESTUS in Mexici limitibus crescit. IN CONTINENTE TERRA EUROPAE. IN EUROPA: ‘Urgentium rerum CONSILIUM’ ‘de migrantibus’ ‘pro Lampedusa’ ‘NECESSE EST’. IN BRITANNIÁRUM REGNUM: ‘Britanniarium Regnum Primus minister SUNAK’ ‘ex promisionibus contra calefactionem globalem’ ‘RECEDIT’. Postea, ‘FACTIO laboris’ ‘suffragium’ contra FERUNT’. ‘BRITANNIARUM REGNUM’ ‘sociari’ ‘ad Unionem Europaeam’ ‘sicut sodalis consociatorum’ ‘POSSET’. IN GALIA: De coronae viro. ‘EXPEDITIO ad vaccinum inserendum’ ‘provectus’ ‘EST’. De molestia. ‘IMPETUS’ ‘contra media socialia’ ‘EST’. ‘CAROLUS Tertius’ ‘Macron’ ‘in Lutetia’ ‘VISITAT’. Papa FRANCISCUS ad Massilliam VADET et de migrantibus CURABIT. Etiam cum Macron CONVENIET. IN HISPANIA: ‘Hispaniae OECONOMIA’ ‘extra unum punctum centesimas’ ‘post coronae virus’ ‘CRESCIT’. ‘LINGUA hispanica ‘castellano’ vocata’ ‘Congressus lingua’ ‘iam non EST’. ‘Hispaniae primus minister SÁNCHEZ’ ‘pro Puigdemont amnestia’ ‘EST’. IN ITALIA: ‘Gianni VATTIMO’ ‘mortuus EST’. Migrantium DISCRIMEN in Italia CRESCIT. ‘ITALIA’ ‘circa migrantes’ ‘in Europa’ et ‘in ipsa Italia’ ‘sola’ ‘EST’. IN AMERICA MERIDIONALI. IN VENETIOLA: ‘MADURO’ ‘infrastructuram pro systema electrica’ ‘ad Sinas’ ‘DABIT’. ‘Undecim milia MILITES’ ‘Tocorón carcerem’ ‘pro Venetiola’ ‘RECUPERANT’. IN AEQUATORIA: ‘Quadraginta milia PUERI’ ‘ad scholam’ ‘non REDEUNT’. IN PERUVIA: ‘MILITES’ ‘ad vias’ ‘EGREDIUNTUR’. IN CILIA: ‘Vitae ius’ ‘pro nascituris’ ‘APPROBANT’. IN CONTINENTE TERRAE AFRICAE. IN LIBYA: ‘In Derna in Libia’, ‘superstites’ ‘cum mortui suos’ ‘SUNT’. IN ORBE TERRARUM: ‘Nationum Unitae Secretarius generalis GUTERRES’ ‘reformationes’ ‘pro Nationibus Unitis’ ‘EXPOSCIT’. IN EUROPA. IN GERMANIA: ‘FOEDUS semaphorum vocatus’ ‘limes migrantium’ ‘RECUSAT’. ‘Germaniae ARGENTARIA Centralis (germanico ‘Bundesbank’)’ ‘quod ‘Germaniae oeconomia’ ‘Sinarum nimis pendet’ ‘ADMONET’. ‘Migrantium MERCATORES’ ‘milia et milia milium’ ‘LUCRANTUR’ et magis magisque violenti ‘SUNT’. ‘STEINMER’ ‘CONSIDERAT’ ‘quod GERMANIA ad migrantium cifram maximam receptionem’ ‘ADVENIT’. IN POLONIA: ‘POLONIA’ ‘armas sufficere’ ‘ad Ucráinam’ ‘iam non VULT’. IN UCRAINA: ‘ZELENSKY’ ‘Putin’ ‘genocidium’ ‘prae Nationibus Unitis’ ‘ACCUSAT’. ‘Russiae MISSILE’ ‘Ucráinae infrastructuram electricam’ ‘BATTUIT’. Autem, ‘UCRAINA’ ‘etiam cum missilibus’ ‘Russiae classis praetorium’ ‘in Sebastopolis’ ‘OPPUGNAT’. IN ADRABIGANIA: ‘ADRABIGANIA’ ‘Armeniae Nagorno-Karabaj’ ‘ASSULTAT’. ‘Adrabiganiae MINISTERIUM Defensionis’ ‘NUNTIAT’ ‘contra facinorosos quod cum terrore aggrediuntur’ ‘OPERARI’. ‘MORTUI ET VULNERATI’ ‘in Adrabigania’ ‘SUNT’. ‘ARMISTITIUM’ ‘inter Adrabiganiam et Armeniam’ SUBSIGNATUR. CIRCUM MARE MEDITERRANEUM: Erdogan, de proximo synodo dicit difficultates in Aeageo delere velle. ‘NIKOS PAPPAS’ ‘DICIT’ ‘Alexis Tsipras decisionem ad abdicandum’ ‘aliquid’ ‘intervenire’. IN CONTINENTE TERRAE AFRICAE. IN ANGOLIA: ‘Minister Angoliae ad negotia progressionem ADALGIZA VAZ’ ‘diversis Nationibus’ ‘ad delicta nummaria pugnanum’ ‘ADHORTATUR’. IN MOZAMBICO: ‘MOZAMBICUM’ ‘importare triticum’ ‘a Zimbabua’ ‘VULT’. IN CONTINENTE TERRAE AMERICA. IN BRASILIA: ‘Bolsonaro Assessor anterior MAURO CID’ ‘DECLARAVIT’ ‘Bolsonaro’ ‘coniuratio adversus reipublicae’ ‘in animo’ ‘HABUISSE’. IN CONTINENTE ASIATICA. IN INIDIA: ‘Canádae primus minister TRUDEAU’ ‘Khalistanis’ ‘in India’ ‘PERTURBAT’. ‘Indiae MULIERES’ ‘chartam pro partibus in parlamento habemdum’ ‘ASSEQUITUR’. ‘TERTIA PARS’ ‘Indiae Parlamenti’ ‘pro mulieribus’ ‘ERIT’. ‘INDIA’ ‘Visas’ ‘pro canadensibus’ ‘SUSPENDIT’. IN IAPONIA: ‘INDICIUM próximum’ ‘in linguis latina, ánglica et iapónica’ ‘RECITÁBIMUS’. ‘Primus minister KISHIDA’ ‘Tria milia miliardum Iaponicorum nummorum’ ‘contra arma nuclearia’ ‘SUPERIMPENDET’. ‘FORMULA UNA (abbreviatione eF-una)’ ‘in Suzuka circuitus’ ‘in exeunte hebdomada’ ‘FIT’. ‘In apertura’ ‘multi eF-Una amatores’ ‘iam ASTITERUNT’. Translationes ex Luis Pesquera Olalde.

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While Sunday was a resounding success for Prime Minister Mitsotakis, the election result has raised very real questions around the political future of Alexis Tsipras and the main opposition, Syriza. As Syriza and Tsipras look to figure out what went wrong and plan out their next moves, PASOK, which dominated Greece's center-left up until the financial crisis, looks like it's ready for a comeback. This is setting the stage for a battle between the two over who will come to dominate the center-left. Dora Antoniou, Kathimerini's political editor, joins Thanos Davelis as we break down what went wrong for Syriza and Alexis Tsipras, what this means for the party looking ahead, and whether this is now PASOK and Nikos Androulakis' big chance to reclaim the center-left. Read Dora Antoniou's latest analysis here: Battle for dominance of the center-leftYou can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Greek conservatives clear an ‘open road' to political supremacyNew election ahead after leaders fail to form coalitionErdoğan wins support from Turkey's election ‘kingmaker'Turkey election: Erdoğan endorsed by third-place ‘kingmaker' ahead of runoff vote

Hazte mecenas: https://www.patreon.com/simplepolitica - El pasado domingo se celebraron elecciones generales en Grecia y el primer ministro Mitsotakis, a pesar de los escándalos de su Gobierno, ha revalidado victoria para Nueva Democracia, dejando a la Syriza de Alexis Tsipras bastante tocada. _ Comenta y pídenos temas: https://www.simplepolitica.com/contactar/ Echa un vistazo a nuestros cursos: https://www.simplepolitica.com/cursos Síguenos en Twitter: https://twitter.com/simple_politica Síguenos en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_politica/ Síguenos en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/simplepolitica

El partido de centroderecha Nueva Democracia, en el Gobierno desde 2019, ganó el pasado domingo las elecciones legislativas griegas con contundencia. Obtuvo casi el 41% de los votos dejando al principal partido de la oposición, el izquierdista Syriza, a más de veinte puntos de distancia. El tercero en discordia, los socialdemócratas del PASOK, que durante décadas fue el partido más importante de Grecia se quedó en el 11% de los votos. Pero los buenos resultados no han sido suficientes para que el candidato de Nueva Democracia, el actual primer ministro Kyriacos Mitsotakis, se haga con la mayoría absoluta que le permita gobernar sin problemas durante los próximos cuatro años. Se ha quedado cerca, eso sí, a sólo cinco escaños. La ventaja de Mitsotakis, no obstante, ha sido mucho mayor de lo que habían pronosticado los sondeos de intención de voto, lo que vendría a demostrar dos cosas. La primera que los votantes griegos quieren que continúe dirigiendo la economía del país hacia la completa recuperación, y que los partidos de la oposición no son capaces de ofrecer un programa alternativo convincente. Para el mercado la nueva victoria de Mitsotakis supuso un respiro. Los bonos griegos subieron el lunes y el principal índice bursátil del país, el Athex Composite, se apuntó un incremento del 6,7%, el mayor desde que el Gobierno de Tsipras tuvo que aceptar el plan de reestructuración económica europeo allá por 2015. Que no haya conseguido los 151 escaños que le darían la mayoría absoluta deja a Mitsotakis con casi la única opción de convocar de nuevo elecciones para el mes próximo ya que no desea pactar con ningún otro partido la conformación del gabinete. El domingo por la noche tras concluir el recuento Mitsotakis se dirigió a sus partidarios en Atenas y calificó los resultados como un terremoto político. Aprovechó la ocasión para pedir nuevas elecciones ya que, a su juicio, Grecia necesita un Gobierno que crea en las reformas y sea capaz de implementarlas. Eso, según Mitsotakis, sólo puede hacerlo un Ejecutivo fuerte que no dependa de frágiles acuerdos parlamentarios. A quien deja completamente tocado el resultado es a Alexis Tsipras, líder de Syriza y primer ministro entre 2015 y 2019. La coalición de izquierda radical (eso mismo es lo que significa Syriza) se ha dejado 15 escaños desde las últimas elecciones y 78 desde las elecciones de enero de 2015 que le auparon al poder tras la ola de protestas que sacudieron al país durante el periodo álgido de la crisis económica. Syriza sigue siendo la segunda fuerza política del país, pero ya por poca diferencia con respecto al PASOK, que ha renacido de sus cenizas y está recuperando su lugar en la izquierda griega. Las elecciones de este domingo se realizaron mediante un sistema proporcional que introdujo Tsipras en 2016. Ese mismo sistema es el que quiere cambiar Mitsotakis para sustituirlo por el anterior, que concedía una bonificación de 50 escaños al partido más votado. Con ese sistema a Nueva Democracia le bastaría con un 37%-38% de los votos para alcanzar la mayoría absoluta. Las próximas elecciones podrían celebrarse dentro de un mes, el 25 de junio, entretanto, la campaña electoral continúa, pero la guerra se encuentra ahora entre la alicaída izquierda griega que hace no tantos años llevaba la voz cantante. En La ContraRéplica: - El incidente de Bélgorod - La delincuencia en Chile - La crisis de los nuevos medios · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #grecia #mitsotakis Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Greece's ruling party New Democracy achieved a huge victory in Sunday's election, managing to gain a double-digit lead over its main rival, the left-wing Syriza, which saw its support melt away. The margin far outstripped pollsters' forecasts, and raises questions about the future of Syriza and Alexis Tsipras. Prime Minister Mitsotakis described the victory as a “political earthquake” that shows New Democracy has the backing to govern alone, setting the stage for another round of elections later this summer. Nick Malkoutzis, the co-founder and editor of Macropolis.gr, a political and economic analysis site that focuses on Greece, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest breakdown from Sunday's election, from Prime Minister Mitsotakis' historic win to the questions the result has raised about Alexis Tsipras' political future.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeatWith His Party Ahead in Elections, Greek Leader Claims ‘Political Earthquake'PASOK sees chance to regain status as main opposition at SYRIZA's expenseMitsotakis victory: five questions for marketsErdogan hails ‘special relationship' with Putin ahead of crucial Turkey runoff voteErdoğan: I have a ‘special relationship' with Putin — and it's only growing

*) Battle for Bakhmut: Russia claims control but Ukraine says fight not over Although Russia claims it has won control of Ukraine's eastern city of Bakhmut, top Ukrainian military leaders say the battle is not over. Russia's defence ministry said Wagner mercenaries backed by Russian troops had seized the city, after a grinding nine-month conflict in which tens of thousands of fighters have died. However, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Bakhmut was not being fully occupied. *) Arab countries condemn Israeli minister's storming of Al Aqsa complex Jordan, Qatar and Egypt have condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's storming of Al Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. The far-right minister had forced his way into the flashpoint site early Sunday under Israeli police protection, in the second such tour since he joined the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late last year. While inside the site, Ben-Gvir claimed Israel's ownership of the complex in a video message from the mosque's courtyard. *) Israel kills three Palestinians in occupied West Bank refugee camp Israeli security forces have killed three Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank early on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said. Gunfire and loud explosions rocked the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, witnesses said, adding that a house was demolished. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party, said the three were among the group's fighters. *) US, Papua New Guinea to sign defence pact amid competition with China Papua New Guinea will sign a defence pact with the United States, giving US forces access to its airfields and ports. This comes as Washington vies with China's growing footprint in the Pacific region. The State Department said the new agreement would provide a framework to help improve security cooperation, enhance the capacity of PNG's defence force and increase regional stability. By signing the security deal with PNG Prime Minister James Marape, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also expand the US military's capacity to deploy in the region. *) Greece PM's party wins election, but not outright victory: initial results Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' party has registered a victory at the election, the first results show but fell short of an outright majority to rule alone. With just over 50 percent of the ballot counted on Sunday, his New Democracy party was credited with 40.9 percent of the votes. His party had a 20-point lead ahead of his nearest rival, Alexis Tsipras' Syriza party, which garnered 20.1 percent. Now, Mitsotakis will either enter into tough negotiations with his rivals to seek a coalition or he could opt to head to a new election, likely in early July.

Syria's Bashar al-Assad came out of the woodwork in Jeddah on the same day that Zelensky passed through, taking his plea for support for Kyiv to the Arab League. Also, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's re-election bid seems to be going to plan in Turkey, while his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu veers right in his rhetoric, hoping to reach new demographics. And in Greece, the conservative incumbent is talking about building walls to stop migrants, days before a snap election. Finally, here in France, a former Resistance fighter is telling a dark secret.

En Grèce, les élections législatives se tiennent le 21 mai 2023. Un scrutin symbolisé par la lutte des deux principaux chefs de partis – Kyriakos Mitsotakis d'un côté, Alexis Tsipras de l'autre – qui sont également les deux derniers Premiers ministres grecs. Dans un pays encore très marqué par les conséquences, à partir de 2008, d'une crise de la dette publique, suivie par l'imposition de politiques d'austérité, les questions économiques sont au cœur de la campagne électorale. Une campagne également contaminée par un scandale d'écoutes dit le « Watergate grec » et un accident de trains meurtriers, début mars 2023, qui a bouleversé le pays.   « Élections en Grèce : continuer à réparer après la crise », un Grand Reportage de Joël Bronner.  

durée : 00:03:47 - Café Europe - par : Stéphane Leneuf - Dimanche prochain auront lieu les élections législatives en Grèce. L'ex-premier ministre Alexis Tsipras est en embuscade et pourrait faire son retour aux affaires, nous explique Stéphane Leneuf.

durée : 00:03:47 - Café Europe - par : Stéphane Leneuf - Dimanche prochain auront lieu les élections législatives en Grèce. L'ex-premier ministre Alexis Tsipras est en embuscade et pourrait faire son retour aux affaires, nous explique Stéphane Leneuf.

It's Tuesday, April 11th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Calgary police arrest pastor 3rd time for protesting drag queens for kids Fox News.com carried a 3 minute and 11 second video of a Christian pastor in Calgary, Alberta arrested by police.  The pastor was speaking against the public flaunting of transvestism in the presence of children, now commonly known as “drag queen story time.”  The Calgary police registered their support of drag queen story time in the arrest, and charged Pastor Derek Reimer of Mission 7 Ministries with what they called a “hate crime.”  The pastor spent Easter weekend behind bars, reports RebelNews.  Canadian Christians objected to the outrageous arrest while it was taking place. Listen. FEMALE: “This is injustice.  You guys don't have children? We're trying to protect our children's innocence. You know that, right? Do you guys not have children?” MALE #1: “No, they're just following orders. Just following orders.” MALE #2: “Shame on you!” (crosstalk) FEMALE: “Then step out of the orders you're given. Have conviction in your heart.” MALE #2: “You guys are acting like Nazis, Gestapo. Shame on you! Why aren't you protecting our children from pedophiles?” MALE #3: “The Nazis in Germany in World War Two.” MALE #2:”Why aren't you guys trying to arrest rapists and gangsters and drug dealers and pedophiles?” MALE #3: “This is ridiculous. This is Nazi Germany all over again.” MALE #2: “Come on. Wake up. Stand for freedom. We the people.” MALE #1: “No. Look at them. S.S. Gestapo.” In lieu of the protests against the transvestite shows in libraries across Alberta, the Calgary City Council  issued what they called “the Safe and Inclusive Access Bylaw.” The measure disallowed any protests within 100 meters of a recreation facility or library entrance.   Also, the pastor has been instructed by the courts not to communicate with any “self-identified LGBTQ people.”  Keep in mind Proverbs 29:27 today. “An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And one whose way is upright is an abomination to the wicked.” Louisville, Kentucky mass killing Another mass killing occurred in a Louisville, Kentucky bank yesterday resulting in five fatalities, reports ABC News. That's the fifth worst killing this year so far in the United States. Defined as violent attacks involving more than one victim, Wikipedia lists 27 mass shootings in the last two weeks, and 134 since the beginning of the year. The Wikipedia list includes associated news footnotes.  Violent crime is actually down in America Yet, the big picture on violent crime in the US is still not as bad as it was in the early 1990s.   The Council on Criminal Justice released a study earlier this year indicating that the number of homicides dropped in 2022, in all about 4% lower than it was in 2021. The study noted that there were “242 fewer murders in the 27 cities that publicly report monthly homicide data.  The national homicide rate remained 34% higher than in 2019, the year before the pandemic began, and about half the historical nationwide peaks in 1980 and 1991.” Also, the number of gun assaults dropped by 7% in 2022.  Chinese war games with Taiwan China's People's Liberation Army spent the weekend conducting war games around Taiwan. The drill included 91 aircraft and 12 military ships, reports TaiwanNews.com.  Greece considers greenlighting homosexual faux marriage The Associated Press reports that the upcoming election in Greece will hinge on the question of homosexual faux-marriage.   Alexis Tsipras, who heads the main left-wing opposition party, has announced that if elected, he will “legalize same sex marriage with full parental rights.” This would make Greece the first country identified by the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith to oppose God's law in this form.  30 countries approve homosexual faux marriage today Pew Research has listed 30 countries that have gone the distance by approving homosexual faux marriage. This includes most apostate Protestant countries as well as Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Taiwan, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Ecuador, and parts of Mexico.  The Scriptures are clear on matters like homosexuality and abortion. Leviticus 18:21-22 says, “You shall not let any of your descendants pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination.” Idaho bans abortion trafficking of minors Idaho Republican Governor Brad Little signed a bill which bans abortion trafficking of minors in the state, reports LifeNews.com. Adults assisting an underage girl with getting an abortion, without parental consent, face two to five years in prison.  Bob Jones University president and chairman resign South Carolina's FITS new source reports a dust-up in the leadership of Bob Jones University resulting in the resignation of the college's president Steve Pettit, and the Chairman of the Board, John Lewis. The news report indicates that the controversy surrounds  “troubling financial numbers” and a “Title IX inquiry or investigation.”   Steve Pettit had served as president of the conservative Christian university for nine years.  Gen X parents spending retirement on adult children A Bankrate survey has found that about half of Gen X parents are compromising their retirement funds to support their adult children.   Only 38% of Baby Boomer parents have done the same.  In total, 68% of parents have made a financial sacrifice to help their adult kids. America did not celebrate Easter Monday And finally, Eastern Monday was a holiday for almost every Western nation, except the United States.   Most of Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and about half of Africa took the day off in commemoration of Christ's resurrection.  But not the United States.  Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, April 11th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Pavlos Polakis is referred to the Ethics Committee of SYRIZA, following a decision by party president Alexis Tsipras. - Στην Επιτροπή Δεοντολογίας του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ μετά από απόφαση του προέδρου του κόμματος, Αλέξη Τσίπρα, παραπέμπεται ο Παύλος Πολάκης.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken just concluded a two-day visit to Greece, where he held key meetings with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, inaugurated the 4th Greece-US Strategic Dialogue with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, and also met with former prime minister and main opposition leader Alexis Tsipras. Deepening cooperation on defense and energy security was high on the agenda, as was Greece's stabilizing role in the region and its clear stance in the war in Ukraine. Constantinos Filis, the Director of the Institute of Global Affairs and an associate professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis with the key takeaways from this historic visit. You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:US secretary of state visits a solid allyGreece open to dialogue but with termsDendias, Blinken open new round of talks on defense, energy, UkraineNo transfer of S-300s to UkraineChristodoulides to Stewart: 'Tatar's two-state solution is out of the question'

The resignation of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is demanded by the President of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras, in the wake of the wiretapping scandal. The government is reportedly responding with "Molon Lave" to the scenarios of filing a motion of censure in Parliament today. - Την παραίτηση του Έλληνα πρωθυπουργού Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη ζητάει ο πρόεδρος του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Προοδευτική Συμμαχία, Αλέξης Τσίπρας, με αφορμή το σκάνδαλο των υποκλοπών. «Μολών λαβέ» φέρεται να απαντά η κυβέρνηση, στα σενάρια για κατάθεση πρότασης μομφής στο Κοινοβούλιο σήμερα.

FULL EPISODE available at: patreon.com/Macrodose MACRODOSE EXTRA takes you behind the scenes to go in-depth with some of the leading voices from the world of economics. Subscribe today to hear our upcoming interviews with labour journalist Sarah Jaffe, former finance trader Gary Stevenson, academic Kojo Koram and economist Richard Wolff. In our first episode James Meadway talks to Yanis Varoufakis about the crisis facing the U.K economy, austerity 2.0 and the era of Cloud Capitalism. Varoufakis is an academic, economist and politician. He formerly served as the Greek Minister of Finance from January to July 2015 in the Syriza government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and is currently a sitting member of the Greek Parliament for MeRA25, a progressive political party which he founded it in 2018. Yanis is also a founder of the Progressive International - seeking to ally and organise progressive movements worldwide, and DiEM25 - a transnational movement to reform the European Union.

Per spezzare le catene del passato ed emanciparsi dal complottismo e dal populismo, la nuova destra di governo dovrebbe cercare di essere incoerente con sé stessa, facendo un'operazione simile a quella compiuta da Alexis Tsipras in Grecia, che era riuscito a portare il suo partito di estrema sinistra su posizioni più moderate - commenta Claudio Cerasa, autore del libro"Le catene della destra"(Rizzoli, 304 p., € 18,00). RECENSIONI "Soliloquio e altre pagine autobiografiche" di Benedetto Croce (Adelphi, 124 p., € 12,00) "La fine della civiltà. L'Anticristo che è in noi" di Benedetto Croce (Morcelliana, 112 p., € 10,00) "Emilio Lussu. La storia in una vita" di Agostino Bistarelli (L'asino d'oro, 164 p., € 18,00) "La Sibilla. Vita di Joyce Lussu" di Silvia Ballestra (Laterza, 248, € 18,00) "Il libro delle streghe" di Joyce Lussu (NdA Press, 180 p., € 12,00) IL CONFETTINO "La fantastica avventura dell'evoluzione. Una guida illustrata" di Lucas Riera (Aboca Kids, 48 p., € 20,00) "Semi. Un piccolo grande viaggio" di José Ramón Alonso (Aboca Kids, 60 p., € 19,00)

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast, we discuss how the far right is growing, as Giorgia Meloni's leadership and the rapid rise of far-right governments in Europe create concern amongst leftist parties and political analysts.We also discuss how the leftist parties can maintain their ground: SYRIZA's Alexis Tsipras and the President of the Party of the European Left Heinz Bierbaum highlighted why they are calling for a united left so their ideas and positions become hegemonic.

PASOK-KINAL has accused the prime minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis of evading the questions about the wiretapping of Nikos Androulakis' phone while Alexis Tsipras called on the PM to resign.

The winter storm that swept through Greece this week and shut down Athens and other parts of the country has seen the government come under fire for its handling of this extreme weather event. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued an apology on Wednesday acknowledging the insufficient response of the state to the storm, which left thousands of motorists stranded in their cars, while blackouts were reported across Athens. In the meantime, Greece's main opposition leader, Alexis Tsipras, has filed a motion of no confidence in the government as a result of its response to the winter storm. Tom Ellis, the editor-in-chief of Kathimerini English edition, joins The Greek Current to look into the political fallout from this storm and discuss his latest op-ed which urges the adoption of a nonpartisan approach to crisis management.Read Tom Ellis's latest op-ed in Kathimerini: A nonpartisan approach to natural disastersYou can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Shaky foundationsOpposition tables censure motion against gov't over snowstorm mishandlingIsrael, Cyprus, Greece power cable link secures EU fundingGreece allows music in bars and restaurants again as COVID cases ease

Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Montag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Merkel nimmt an Weltklimakonferenz in Glasgow teil Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel nimmt an diesem Montag an der Weltklimakonferenz (COP26) in Glasgow teil. Insgesamt werden zur COP26 mehr als 120 Staats- und Regierungschefs erwartet. Die COP26 hatte am Sonntag begonnen und endet am 12. November. 197 Nationen werden über die weitere Umsetzung des Pariser Klimaschutzabkommens verhandeln. Das Pariser Abkommen sieht die Begrenzung der Erderwärmung auf deutlich unter zwei Grad, idealerweise 1,5 Grad, im Vergleich zum vorindustriellen Zeitalter vor. Experten warnen aber, dass die Erde auf eine Erwärmung von 2,7 Grad in diesem Jahrhundert zusteuert. Sprecherin von Biden trotz Impfung mit Corona infiziert Die Sprecherin des Weißen Hauses, Jen Psaki, hat sich trotz einer Impfung mit dem Coronavirus infiziert. Sie sei positiv auf das Virus getestet worden, teilte Psaki mit. Sie begleitet US-Präsident Joe Biden nicht auf dessen Europa-Reise und hat ihren Chef nach eigenen Angaben zuletzt am vergangenen Dienstag getroffen - unter besonderen Schutzvorkehrungen, wie sie betonte. Biden war am Donnerstag nach Europa aufgebrochen, um dort am G20-Gipfel in Rom und an der Weltklimakonferenz in Glasgow teilzunehmen. Australien hebt rigide Grenzbestimmungen auf Australien hat seine Grenzen nach fast 600 Tagen Schließung wegen der Corona-Pandemie wieder geöffnet. Die Lockerungen gelten für aus dem Ausland ankommende Staatsbürger - und zwar in den Bundesstaaten New South Wales und Victoria sowie im Australian Capital Territory mit der Hauptstadt Canberra. Zugleich sind wieder aus ganz Australien Reisen ins Ausland möglich. Das Land hatte wegen COVID-19 Mitte März 2020 eine der härtesten Grenzregelungen der Welt eingeführt. Fast alle Reisen nach Australien wurden gestoppt. Äthiopische Rebellen melden Einnahme zweier Städte Im Konflikt mit der Armee hat die äthiopische Rebellengruppe TPLF zwei militärische Siege verkündet. TPLF-Kämpfer hätten die Stadt Kombolcha im Norden Äthiopiens unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht. Außerdem sei bereits am Samstag die strategisch wichtige Stadt Dessime eingenommen worden, erklärten die Rebellen. Die äthiopische Regierung dementierte die Angaben jedoch und erklärte, in beiden Städten werde gekämpft. Nordmazedoniens Ministerpräsident kündigt Rücktritt an Nordmazedoniens Ministerpräsident Zoran Zaev hat seinen Rücktritt angekündigt. Er übernehme damit die Verantwortung für das schlechte Abschneiden seiner Partei bei den Kommunalwahlen am Wochenende. Zaev war seit 2017 Ministerpräsident Nordmazedoniens. 2018 einigte er sich in Verhandlungen mit dem damaligen griechischen Ministerpräsidenten Alexis Tsipras auf den neuen Landesnamen Republik Nordmazedonien und zog damit einen Schlussstrich unter einen seit 1991 andauernden Namensstreit mit Griechenland. Tausende bei Parade zum "Tag der Toten" in Mexiko-Stadt Erstmals seit Beginn der Corona-Pandemie haben die Mexikaner wieder ihren "Tag der Toten" mit einem großen Umzug in Mexiko-Stadt feiern können. Riesige Skelette, farbenfrohe Kostüme, Mariachi-Musik und Tänzer sowie tausende Zuschauer waren in den Straßen der mexikanischen Hauptstadt zu sehen. Vergangenes Jahr war das Spektakel wegen der Corona-Pandemie abgesagt worden.

In deze aflevering praten Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger met Ralph Bollmann, van wie afgelopen week de Nederlandse vertaling verscheen van zijn monumentale biografie van Angela Merkel.Na zestien jaar komt een einde komt aan het kanselierschap van de eerste vrouw, de eerste Ossi en bèta. En nooit eerder besloot een Bundeskanzler in het moderne Duitsland er zelf mee te stoppen. Alle reden voor een uitgebreide terugblik op haar leven en haar werk als bondskanselier.Haar jeugd in de DDR drukte haar een stempel op. Als domineesdochter in een atheïstische dictatuur moest zij van jongs af 'besonnen' zijn, ingetogen, afgewogen en zich naar de buitenwacht nimmer bloot geven. Als bètageleerde werd zij niet minder afgewogen in handelen en oordeel. Altijd 'Schritt für Schritt' volgens de wetten van de logica en de mogelijkheden.Als DDR-tiener was ‘het vrije westen' en Amerika een droom. Daarom schokte de komst van Donald Trump haar zo diep. Van haar relaties met wereldleiders is die met Vladimir Poetin de meest intense, langdurige en gecompliceerde. Binnen haar CDU werd ze voortdurend onderschat en uiteindelijk bijna onaantastbaar.Ralph Bollmann laat zien hoe Merkels zelfbewuste omgang met macht steeds extra doeltreffend bleek doordat de uiterlijkheden en ijdeltuiterij der machtigen haar nimmer wisten te trekken. Hij noemt haar zelfs een echte machiavellist, in de zin dat zij net als die Florentijn heel analytisch en koel kijkt naar de realiteiten en kansen die de macht biedt. Daarom is ze ook meer een 'Vernufteuropäer', een gaullist bijna, dan een 'Herzenseuropäer' zoals Helmut Kohl, Willy Brandt of Jean Claude Juncker. Bollmann ziet in Merkel veel meer SPD-kanselier Helmut Schmidt doorklinken, net als zij geboren in Hamburg, in het ‘koele Noorden'.Zelfs de schilderijen op haar werkkamer zeggen veel over hoe Merkel zichzelf, haar ambt en haar werk ziet. Net als de eerste kanselier, Konrad Adenauer, is ze altijd behoorlijk kritisch blijven kijken naar haar landgenoten.En natuurlijk gaat het gesprek over Europa, over Nederland, Mark Rutte en andere collega-regeringsleiders. Bij alle waardering van Merkel voor Rutte ziet Bollmann ook de nodige kritische distantie. Echt een zwak had zij daarentegen voor jonge, charmante leiders uit Zuid-Europa. Zelfs de zeer linkse Alexis Tsipras wist haar voor zich te winnen.En uiteraard kan PG dit gesprek niet laten voorbijgaan zonder over Merkels liefde voor de opera's van Wagner te beginnen. Maar ook daar zit toch weer zowel een vroeger zeer controversieel politiek aspect aan vast, als een bijzonder moment in haar relatie met Rutte. En dat bewijst nog eens dat we over de jaren, de invloed, de erfenis de en persoon van Angela Merkel nog lang niet uitgepraat zijn.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt door de Europese Unie en door donaties van luisteraars via de site Vriend van de Show. Sponsoring of adverteren is ook mogelijk. Stuur een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en we nemen contact met u op!***Verder lezenRalph Bollmann – Angela Merkel, een kanselier in haar tijd (De Arbeiderspers, 2021) Op 25 oktober is Bollmann te gast in De Balie in Amsterdam***Verder kijkenAngela Merkel - Navigating a world in crisis | DW Documentary (ook in het Duits te bekijken)***Verder luisteren135 - 30 jaar Duitse eenheid: Carlo Trojan, de Nederlander die meeonderhandeldeAlle Duitse gasten tot nu toe in Betrouwbare Bronnen:205 – Bondsdagverkiezingen 2021: invloedrijke liberaal Otto Fricke blikt vooruit189 - Volt in het Europees Parlement en de Tweede Kamer: het eerste dubbelinterview met Laurens Dassen en oprichter Damian Boeselager122 - De EU in de tweede helft van 2020: Voorzitten op z'n Duits42 - Merkels vertrouweling Elmar Brok: 40 jaar Europese geschiedenis24 - Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber haalt uit naar Rutte20 - Peter Altmaier (Duitse minister van Economie en Energie) over Nederland in Europa, Brexit en opvolging Merkel***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 101:08:12 – Deel 201:47:00 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Este domingo publicábamos una entrevista muy interesante con Yanis Varoufakis, que fue ministro griego de Finanzas en el gobierno de izquierda radical de Alexis Tsipras, realizada por mi compañero Humberto Montero.

Keiner hat mehr Bock auf Corona, doch es ist nunmal das alles bestimmende Thema – auch auf dem Balkan. Deswegen widmen sich Danijel und Krsto in einer weiteren Folge den aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Region und sprechen darüber, wie es in den Staaten des Westbalkan läuft, warum der serbische Präsident nicht will, dass Jens Spahn seine Schwestern mitnimmt, und was das ganze eigentlich mit einer möglichen Legalisierung von Cannabis zu tun hat. Auch außerhalb von Corona sind die News nicht toll, aber wenigstens haben Alexis Tsipras und Zoran Zaev den hessischen Friedenspreis bekommen – blöd nur, dass nun Bulgarien statt Griechenland die EU-Annäherung von Fyro… pardon Nordmazedonien torpediert. In diesem Sinne: Alles Gute für 2021. Möge es besser werden als 2020.

durée : 00:13:57 - France Bleu Et Vous France Bleu Normandie (Rouen) - Janvier 2015 : Alexis Tsipras, candidat de Syriza, la Coalition de la gauche radicale, est élu Premier ministre par le peuple grec, qui souhaite en finir avec les politiques d'austérité imposées par l'Union européenne et le FMI

There are times when an image becomes a touchstone of news reporting, when a single photo captures a dynamic situation or a national mood better than words possibly could. The SNF DIALOGUES partnered with Athens Photo World to sit down with Andrea Bonetti and Dimitris Papamitsos, the personal photographers of Alexis Tsipras and Kyriakos Mitsotakis, respectively. Photos that have been in the limelight, photos that made the news, photos of major political events and of more relaxed personal moments came to the foreground in this latest installment of the monthly DIALOGUES series, which was held on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Irene Papas Athens School, at 52 Piraeus Street in Athens. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Leader of the Opposition Alexis Tsipras, had been invited to the DIALOGUES event “In the shadow of a Prime Minister."

Gegenwärtig brennen weltweit Straßen. Irak, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Libanon, Algerien - die Liste ließe sich fortführen. In der siebten Ausgabe des Mosaik-podcasts benennt Thomas Waimer in seinem Essay Nach den Plätzen das Scheitern des linken Populismus, beschriebt die Formlosigkeit der gegenwärtigen Proteste und warnt vor der Partei als Ventil für den Druck auf der Straße. Der Beitrag zum Anhören: Den Zehnerjahren ist es nicht vergönnt, in aller Ruhe dahinzuscheiden. Um den Sterbenden versammeln sich lärmende Massen, die das kommende Jahrzehnt ankündigen. Ob in Chile oder Ecuador, im Irak oder Libanon, in Hong Kong oder Haiti – überall haben Bewegungen in kürzester Zeit enorme Kräfte entfesselt, die ihre Regierungen entweder zum politischen Einlenken zwangen oder aber die Bewegungen selbst weitertrieben, da die ursprünglichen Forderungen im Angesicht der freigesetzten Kräfte plötzlich lächerlich erschienen. Zeitgleich endet das Jahrzehnt andernorts tragisch. Unter den Plätzen... In Griechenland, einst der Hoffnungsträger vieler Linker bzw. Gegner_innen der Austeritätspolitik, greift eine frisch gewählte rechte (und in Teilen rechtsradikale) Regierung erfolgreich die Infrastruktur der außerparlamentarischen Linken an, deren Kräfte gebannt scheinen. Sie räumt besetzte Häuser, hebt die Immunität der Universität auf und bläst zum Angriff auf das linke Viertel Exarchia in Athen. Will man im Lärm der kommenden Zwanziger bestehen, sollte man zwischen den Aufständen und den Niederlagen Verbindungen ziehen, um zumindest nicht wieder an den gleichen Problemen zu scheitern. Wir beginnen mit der Niederlage. Das Scheitern des linken Populismus Unser Jahrzehnt begann einst euphorisch. Begleitet vom arabischen Frühling besetzten vor allem junge und gut ausgebildete Menschen in den europäischen Peripherien zentrale Plätze, um gegen die Austeritätsmaßnahmen der Troika zu protestieren. Diese drohten, als europäische Krisenlösungsmaßnahme unter deutscher Regie, die Lebensbedingungen der europäischen Mehrheit massiv zu verschlechtern. Gegen diese Angriffe des Kapitals okkupierte man die urbane Öffentlichkeit und stellte die direkte Demokratie der Plätze einer minoritären Herrschaft globaler Eliten entgegen. Am Prominentesten sind wohl die 15-M Proteste der Indignad@s in Spanien und die Bewegung in Griechenland, die u.a. den Syntagma Platz besetzt hielt. Nicht zu vergessen sind selbstverständlich die Fuck the Troika Mobilisierungen in Portugal, außereuropäisch die Gezi Proteste in der Türkei, die Zeltproteste auf dem Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv oder die Besetzung des Hafens von Oakland in den USA durch Occupy. Lenins Herz Neben ihrer stark bürgerlichen und urbanen Prägung einte diese Bewegungen ihre demokratische Emphase: „Ihr repräsentiert uns nicht“ war wohl eine der zentralsten Parolen dieser sozialen Mobilisierungen. Der parlamentarischen Demokratie, die durch die Durchsetzung der europäischen Austeritätsmaßnahmen vollends ihren Reiz verlor, setzten sie eine radikale Basisdemokratie entgegen. Auf den Plätzen wurde daher geredet und demokratisiert ohne Punkt und Komma. Jede Stimme wurde zehn Mal gehört und keine Abstimmung endete vor dem Morgengrauen. Bis es einige Linke verständlicherweise nicht mehr aushielten und unvernünftigerweise beschlossen, auf Partei und Parlamentarismus zu setzen. Im Herzen waren sie Leninisten, doch in der Hand hielten sie die Bücher Chantal Mouffes und Ernesto Laclaus. Das war der Anfang vom Ende. Insbesondere in Griechenland konnte man das Desaster Live mitverfolgen. Die Partei Syriza, die als Stimme der Bewegung antrat, um die Austerität zurückzudrängen (und in beidem versagte), wurde im Januar 2015 mit überwältigenden 36 Prozent gewählt und erlangte beinahe eine absolute Mehrheit der Sitze im Parlament. Im Juni kündigte der linke Präsident Alexis Tsipras ein Referendum über die Austeritätsmaßnahmen der EU an und empfahl, mit „Oxi“ (Nein) zu votieren.

Pour le 3ème épisode de Civis, on reçoit Fabien Perrier, journaliste correspondant en Grèce pour Libération, Marianne et Europe 1.Il sort un livre intitulé : Alexis Tsipras, une histoire grecque aux Editions François Bourin, en librairie depuis le 7 novembre.On parle avec lui de la crise grecque, du parcours d'Alexis Tsipras jusqu'au poste de Premier Ministre, de la situation des réfugiés en Grèce et en Europe et on analyse la situation grecque par rapport à la France d'aujourd'hui. Retrouvez nous sur Twitter https://twitter.com/civispodcastInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/civispodcast/Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/civispodcast/Contactez nous par mail : civispodcast@gmail.comEt abonnez vous ! Crédit Photo : Ulysse Guttmann-FaureRéalisation / Montage et questions : Manon SzwarcbergInterview : Benjamin Flohic

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Greece exited its bailout programme last week. It's the culmination of nine years of reliance on huge loans from international finance bodies and stringent budget cuts. Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, heralded it as a day of liberation.In the course of the country's economic crisis, youth unemployment rose to nearly 50 per cent and 40 per cent of the working age population was left at risk of poverty. Pensions were frozen and public sector salaries slashed.David Aaronovitch speaks to guests about what successive governments have had to do to turn things round and what impact years of austerity have had on the day-to-day life of the Greek people. And although the economic indicators have improved somewhat, how confident can the Greek government be in its future and in its ability to stimulate longer term growth?CONTRIBUTORSMichele Kambas, Athens bureau chief at Thomson ReutersRoman Gerodimos, founder of the Greek Politics Specialist GroupChloe Hadjimatheou, BBC journalistProfessor Kevin Featherstone, Director of the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of EconomicsProducer: Tim Mansel.

Join the Council on Global Affairs and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for a program on the state of cooperation between Greece and United States on economic and security issues in Southeast Europe.

"Het ergste is achter de rug," zei de Griekse premier Alexis Tsipras gisteren tegen The Guardian. Volgens de premier klimt Griekenland langzaam maar zeker uit de schuldencrisis die het land al jaren in zijn greep houdt. In De Zomer Express vanavond een gesprek met de Griekse econoom Miltiadis Gkouzouris. Hij volgt de situatie in zijn geboorteland op de voet, en gebruikt die ervaring voor zijn werk in landen met vergelijkbare problemen. Als adviseur reist hij de hele wereld over, van Sierra Leone tot Venezuela waar hij zoekt hij naar oplossingen voor schulden en slechtlopende projecten. Foto: Flickr/ Simon King

La vittoria di Macron in Francia vista dalla Grecia di Tsipras. Memos ha ospitato oggi Dimitri Deliolanes, giornalista che è stato per anni corrispondente da Roma per la radiotelevisione pubblica greca. Tra i tanti auguri e congratulazioni per la vittoria, Macron ne ha ricevuto uno particolarmente caloroso da Alexis Tsipras, il capo del governo greco. “La vittoria di Macron – ha detto Tsipras - è un'ispirazione per la Francia e per l'Europa, sono sicuro che lavoreremo insieme in maniera stretta"...Macron, il neoliberista francese, e Tsipras, il capo della sinistra al governo in Grecia. «Già dopo il primo turno, Tsipras era stato uno dei primi leader europei a schierarsi apertamente in favore di Macron», racconta a Memos il giornalista Dimitri Deliolanes. «Tsipras – prosegue Deliolanes - lo ha fatto provocando anche un po' di malumori nel suo partito e nell'opinione pubblica di sinistra greca. Il ragionamento di Tsipras è stato duplice. Primo: sicuramente il fatto che Le Pen sia schierata su posizioni xenofobe, estremiste di destra, non poteva interessare il premier greco. Secondo: Tsipras ha dimostrato di essere un europeista e Macron, pur essendo un neoliberista lontano dalla sinistra, potrebbe svolgere un ruolo positivo in Europa. Dovendo scegliere il male minore tra un'estremista di destra e un neoliberista europeista – conclude Deliolanes - Tsipras ha scelto Macron». Ma l'opzione pro-Macron di Tsipras non è l'unica, in Grecia. Un Macron neoliberista dal volto umano è quello che l'ex ministro greco Yanis Varoufakis ha appena descritto in un suo libro, uscito di recente in Inghilterra. Varoufakis parla del Macron ministro dell'economia francese, lo dipinge come una “colomba” rispetto ai “falchi” Merkel e Schäuble. Giugno 2015, sono i momenti più drammatici del negoziato tra l'Europa e il governo di Atene sul debito greco. Varoufakis è il ministro delle finanze di Tsipras e annota, durante i vertici a Bruxelles, alcuni comportamenti di Macron un po' fuori dal coro dei difensori dell'austerità. Il ministro francese si spende, senza successo, per un accordo non punitivo della Grecia. «Recentemente – racconta a Memos il giornalista greco Deliolanes – ci sono stati dei contatti tra Varoufakis e Macron. Si parla della possibilità che Varoufakis entri in qualche modo, anche informalmente nello staff dei consiglieri del nuovo presidente francese. I rapporti sono molto cordiali ed effettivamente Varoufakis ha molta stima, malgrado le divergenze politiche tra i due». Ospite della puntata di oggi di Memos anche Lorenzo Marsili, giornalista, tra i fondatori insieme a Varoufakis del “Movimento per la Democrazia in Europa 2025”. Con lui non abbiamo parlato dell'ex ministro greco, ma solo del nuovo presidente francese. «Penso – dice Marsili - che sia una cosa positiva che Macron abbia rimesso l'Europa al centro, perché senza Europa saremmo degli stati alla deriva, in balia del potente di turno (i muscoli di Putin o i tweet di Trump). Questa Europa, però, non si salva continuando le politiche fallimentari degli ultimi anni, ma la si cambia solamente con un new deal, un nuovo patto economico e sociale, e soprattutto con una profonda democratizzazione. Il rischio – prosegue Lorenzo Marsili - è che Macron rappresenti solamente l'ultimo spasmo di un sistema liberale in crisi. Il rischio è che Macron non abbia la forza, e forse nemmeno la volontà, di fare quelle riforme radicali che sarebbero necessarie. Se sarà così andremo, purtroppo, verso una sempre più probabile disintegrazione dello spazio europeo. Se, invece, Macron riuscirà a mettere in campo politiche di rottura, a coinvolgere anche un establishment tedesco sempre restio ad ipotesi di trasformazione della zona euro, allora si aprirà senz'altro un'altra fase. Frenerei, comunque, l'entusiasmo – conclude Marsili - perché non è affatto scontato che Macron ci riesca, sia per il terreno politico e culturale da cui proviene, sia per il fatto che sarà un presidente relativamente debole. Macron non ha attorno a sé un partito forte e la sua maggioranza in parlamento sarà relativa».

The prime minister Alexis Tsipras is facing a rebellion from the hard left in his party, Syriza, who accuse him of going back on his promise to reject austerity. However, it is not just economics that is at the heart of the disagreement; it is a struggle for what kind of country Greece wants to be in the 21st Century. Zeinab Badawi talks to Stathis Kouvelakis - a Syriza central committee member. Who is winning the argument in Greece?(Photo: Stathis Kouvelakis)

On Sunday, 62% of Greek votes, encouraged by their radical-left prime minister, Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza party, registered a desperation “no” vote to a swap of further fiscal tightening at home for debt relief from its ...

El primer ministro griego, Alexis Tsipras, anunció hoy que el Banco de Grecia ha recomendado el cierre de bancos y poner límite a las retiradas de depósitos. Tsipras...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1-Colombia, ora si fa sul serio: ..Il presidente Santos invia a Cuba 5 generali a trattare con le Farc. Ieri primi contatti tra i guerriglieri e l'emissario di Obama. ( Alfredo Somoza) ..2-Omicidio Nemtsov: ancora nessuna pista, secondo gli inquirenti. Gli aggiornamenti di esteri...3-Grecia: pronto il disegno di legge sul piano ..umanitario. Trasporti, sanità e casa tra le priorità ..di Alexis Tsipras.( Margherita Dean) ..6-Charlie Hebdo visto dal Cairo: a due mesi dalla strage di Parigi riflessione su islam, Islamismo e modernità...Oggi la seconda puntata. ( Laura Cappon) ..7-Campionato fermo da 8 mesi: i calcio tra le vittime ..del caos Libia. ( Dario Falcini) 8-Romanzo a fumetti: Enigma, la graphic novell sulla vita di Alan Turing. ( Maurizio Principato)

Il governo greco guidato da Alexis Tsipras è da oggi nel pieno delle sue funzioni. «La rinegoziazione del debito greco con gli alleati è una nostra priorità. Siamo – ha detto Tsipras - per una soluzione percorribile, equa e a vantaggio di tutti». Una nuova gestione del debito, l'uscita dall'ossesione dell'austerità di questi anni, è la svolta politica che il nuovo governo greco chiede all'Europa. Ospite di Memos oggi è Marcello Messori, economista, con un'esperienza teorica e operativa nel campo dell'economia monetaria. Ha lavorato, una decina d'anni fa, alla Fondazione Di Vittorio. Da nove mesi è presidente delle Ferrovie dello Stato. Messori fa parte di un gruppo di lavoro che si è appena insediato a Palazzo Chigi, e presieduto dal sottosegretario Sandro Gozi, che si chiama “Gruppo di riflessione strategica sulle politiche e gli affari europei”. Il suo è un punto di vista destinato ad avere un'influenza sulle scelte del governo italiano. «Credo che la situazione greca – sostiene Messori - sia la cartina di tornasole dell'Europa. E' evidente che l'economia greca non sarà in grado di restituire a condizioni date il proprio debito pubblico, perchè questo richiederebbe per circa una generazione il mantenimento di avanzi di bilancio consistenti. Non dobbiamo neanche drammatizzare la possibilità di una ristrutturazione del debito pubblico greco. Si tratterebbe della quarta volta. Ci sono già stati allungamenti delle scadenze e riduzione dei tassi sul debito pubblico greco negli ultimi. A mio avviso la ristrutturazione è necessaria».

1-La giornata della memoria. 70 anni fa le truppe sovietiche entrarono ad Auschwitz. ..2-Alexis Tsipras ha fretta. Domenica ha vinto, ieri ha giurato e oggi ha formato il nuovo governo. ..3-Il ministero delle finanze all'economista Yannis Varoufakis. 4 anni fa, ai nostri microfoni, denunciò ..il piano della Troika. ..4-Le due anime dell'Europa che vanno a trattare con Atene. Il punto di Esteri. ..5-Siria. Kobane verso la totale liberazione. È l'inizio della fine per l'Isis ? ..6- Nigeria: la Shell risarcisce le comunità del ..del delta lo sversamento di petrolio. Ma ci vogliono 30 anni per la bonifica dell'area.

1-L'Arabia Saudita ha un nuovo re. Salman promette continuità con il suo predecessore, Abdàllah, morto la notte scorsa. Le continue violazioni dei diritti umani, il petrolio, il ruolo chiave sulla scena internazionale. L'analisi di Esteri (Farid Adly).2–La vigilia delle elezioni in Grecia. Angela Merkel chiede ad Atene di rimanere nell'euro. Occhi puntati sul favorito, Alexis Tsipras. Il problema principale rimane la crisi economica (Margherita Dean, Federico Simonelli). 3–In Ucraina i ribelli filo-russi minacciano di conquistare tutta la regione di Donetsk. I combattimenti di questi giorni sono i più violenti dall'inizio della crisi.4–Il solito copione africano. In Congo il presidente Kabila vuole prolungare il suo mandato...A Kinshasa settimana di scontri e proteste (Raffaele Masto).5–Il calo del prezzo del petrolio sta affondando il settore dello “shale gas e dello shale oil”. I costi di produzione sono troppo alti (Alfredo Somoza).6-Serie TV: The Affair (Massimo Alberti).

Le elezioni in Grecia di domenica prossima saranno un referendum sulle politiche di austerità di questi ultimi anni in Europa. I sondaggi – a pochi giorni dal voto - danno ancora in vantaggio il partito di sinistra Syriza, di Alexis Tsipras, che di quelle politiche è da sempre un oppositore convinto. “Siamo come una cavia”, ha detto nei giorni scorsi Dimitris Liakos, uno dei consiglieri economici di Tsipras. Al di là dell'espressione poco felice, l'esperimento politico che potrebbe iniziare in Grecia è quello di un'alternativa di sinistra alle politiche di austerità, un'alternativa in in chiave “europeista”. Per quanto raccontato finora, Tsipras non vuole l'uscita della Grecia dall'euro. Syriza, il suo partito, è lontano dalla retorica anti-europea che, invece, viene brandita dalla destra: in Francia e Gran Bretagna da Le Pen e Farage, in Germania e in Italia da Pegida e Salvini. In Italia, contemporaneamente alla lunga campagna elettorale greca, si è aperto a sinistra un dibattito sull'euro che coinvolge politici ed economisti: bisogna uscire o restare nella moneta unica? Come restarci contrastando l'austerità? Oppure, quali passi vanno compiuti per liberarsi dei vincoli della moneta sovranazionale? Memos dedicherà le puntate di questa settimana alla discussione in corso. L'ospite di oggi è Sergio Cesaratto, economista dell'università di Siena. «Le mie simpatie – dice - vanno con le posizioni più radicali, con chi dice “meglio fuori dall'euro”. Io non credo, come pensano quelli della lista Tsipras, che quest'Europa cambierà mai». Partendo da questo assunto Cesaratto spiega l'insostenibilità non solo dell'euro, ma di qualunque progetto di unione monetaria. «Un'unione monetaria – sostiene l'economista – per di più tra paesi disomogenei, impedisce la svalutazione della moneta e blocca di fatto il conflitto sociale e distributivo tra salari e profitti. In questo modo causa un vulnus alla democrazia».

Lo spettro Tsipras inquieta i mercati finanziari. Due giorni fa l'ipotesi di elezioni anticipate in Grecia si è fatta più probabile, e con essa quella di una vittoria della sinistra di Alexis Tsipras. Tanto è bastato per far cadere tutte le borse europee. Non un crollo epocale, ma un tonfo comunque rumoroso, un segnale importante. Dunque, i mercati non vogliono Tsipras al governo ad Atene. E' un po' come prendere in ostaggio la democrazia? «E' il compimento di un processo di lungo periodo – risponde a Memos Miguel Gotor, senatore del Pd e storico - Un lungo periodo di predominio e di presa del potere dei grandi capitali finanziari che aspirano – e a volte ci riescono – a controllare, influenzare il gioco politico». Il senatore del Pd parla anche delle responsabilità storiche che a sinistra, nel campo riformista, ci sono state nella cessione ai mercati finanziari di un pezzo della sovranità politica. Quanto a Tsipras, Gotor dice di sperare che la sinistra riformista in Europa sappia cogliere lo spazio politico contro l'austerità che dovesse aprirsi con l'eventuale vittoria di Syriza in Grecia. Ospite a Memos oggi anche Luca Fantacci, economista all'Università Bocconi. Perchè i mercati finanziari temono di più Tsipras al governo ad Atene che non la mafia a Roma, viste le reazioni di questi giorni? «I mercati finanziari sono miopi – dice Fantacci -. La mafia fa PIL nel breve periodo e danni nel lungo; le politiche di Tsipras, invece, farebbero male (soprattutto agli investitori) nel breve, ma farebbero bene (anche agli investitori) nel lungo periodo». L'economista spiega cosa significa la ristrutturazione del debito greco proposta da Tsipras, quali interessi colpirebbe. Luca Fantacci è autore di un libro, tra gli altri, scritto insieme a Massimo Amato: “Come salvare il mercato dal capitalismo. Idee per un'altra finanza” (Donzelli). Il blog di Luca Fantacci e Massimo Amato: http://bit.ly/1upiB4b

Greece's far left-wing bloc, Syriza, made dramatic gains in last weekend's election to become the country's second largest party. The vote has split the country politically and the party's charismatic young leader Alexis Tsipras is credited with its success based on a populist anti-austerity message. After three failed attempts to form a government the country now faces another election - and the far left coalition could well make further gains.Tsipras has been described as a cool, mild-mannered politician who shuns neckties and likes to get around on his motorcycle. Born four days after the fall of Greece's military dictatorship in July 1974, his first political experiences were as part of Greece's school occupations in 1991. Mr Tsipras became leader of Syriza in 2008 and was elected to parliament in 2009. He first emerged on the political scene when he came third in the Athens mayoral race. The former communist youth activist has been accused by some of inciting violent protests and failing to condemn their actions. Others claim he is misleading voters by promising an economic future he cannot possibly deliver. Presenter: Andy DenwoodProducer: Rob Cave.