European Parliamentary Elections 2014 - Greece

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Map of the showing the results of the Greek European Parliamentary elections
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[Devonian]

The KKE give their reasons for leaving the GUE-NLG group in the Parliament

[...]2. The KKE until recently participated in the group European United Left/Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL). The participation of the party in this group since 1994, under different conditions compared to today, was dictated by the need to facilitate the intervention of the MEPs of the KKE in the European Parliament and utilize the possibilities that existed for the coordination with other CPs. GUE/NGL was formed from the beginning on a confederal basis, without a common ideological political platform or programmatic convergence, with each party maintaining its ideological independence and with consultations regarding technical issues related to the interventions in the EU Parliament. Over these two decades and especially after the foundation of the European Left Party (ELP) there has been a constant confrontation on the part of the KKE against the forces that participate in the ELP. These forces have been seeking to impose their positions as positions of the group while they have been repeatedly trying to violate the confederal character of the group. The parties of the ELP have played the leading role in this effort, above all the German Die Linke and SYRIZA

3. This situation has significantly worsened in the recent period. Specifically:

The confederal character of GUE/NGL has in reality been altered, as the ELP parties operate with a single line, grouped together, and speak in the committees and sessions on the basis of a common platform, promoting the political positions of the ELP as positions of GUE/NGL. The situation is deteriorating as the EU, in the framework of the deepening of its reactionary character, is prioritizing the functioning of EU parties that safeguard the further strengthening of the Commission and its multi-tentacled mechanisms.

There have been attacks against the KKE and attempts to distort and conceal its positions by GUE/NGL.

“Common Positions” are being advanced on serious issues that are related to the policies of the EU and the international developments, despite the disagreements expressed by the EU parliamentary group of the KKE, whose positions in several cases have been concealed by GUE/NGL.

There have been ongoing attempts for the cooperation of GUE/NGL with the political groups of the Socialists and Greens in order to form an alleged “left bloc”, something that is also demonstrated by the statements of the ELP’s candidate for the presidency of the Commission, A. Tsipras. Joint motions have also been signed in the EU parliament regarding very serious issues, sometimes even with the participation of the European People’s Party and the Liberals (e.g Joint Motion for a resolution on political agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020).

Forces from the GUE/NGL, like the German Die Linke party, participate in the EU’s anti-communist campaign, in the falsification of historical truth, the anti-historical equation of communism with fascism, the slandering of socialist construction and the gains of the working class.[...]

inter.kke.gr/en/articles/Statement-of-the-Central-Committee-of-the-KKE-on-the-stance-of-the-KKE-in-the-EU-parliament/

[Sibboleth]

The KKE is insane, film at eleven.

[Devil Wincarnate]

Am I right in remembering that Crete was pretty much PASOK's Fuehrerbunker?  To see them lose even Crete would have shocked me 10 years ago.

[Sibboleth]

Yes

[Devonian]

Jun 8, 2014 18:41:12 GMT Sibboleth said:

The KKE is insane, film at eleven.

Well obviously. The point is that in the middle of all the ultra leftist rhetoric there is a description of the Left Party operating as a pro-federalist party in the EP. I don't think they are making this up and importantly it fits in with Tsipras' recent backing of Juncker as Commission President (on the basis that he was the democratic choice).

I think its significant to point this out as a reminder that amid all the hype about Eurosceptic parties topping the polls in three countries (UK, France and Denmark) not only did the pro-Federalist parties, in particular the EPP, PES, ALDE, Green and Left parties, top the poll in every other country but that between them they got an overall (and usually overwhelming) majority in every country except the UK.