insiders 17/06/2016 The new faces of Europe's far-left And so they rose, and took to the streets and squares of cities and towns, reclaiming the Agora, asking that democracy live up to its promise: in Spain, in Greece, in France, people demanded that elec
insiders 17/06/2016 The left-wing mayor who prefers to take the metro Elected mayor of Madrid a year ago with the backing of Podemos, Manuela Carmena, 72, is a leading figure of Spain's "new left".
insiders 17/06/2016 Representative democracy is 'a bit rusty' For more insight on the citizen’s movements mushrooming across Europe, we spoke to Albert Ogien, a French sociologist and senior researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Portugal 07/11/2015 Portugal leftist parties clinch historic deal, aim to topple government An unprecedented alliance between Portugal’s centre-left and its radical left looks set to topple the centre-right minority government just weeks
the global conversation 14/10/2015 Rocking the establishment: Thomas Piketty's challenge to orthodox economics Rebel, radical,and even rock star – words not usually associated with economists, but they do seem to stick to Frenchman Thomas Piketty, who shot to
Greece 30/07/2015 Syriza faces internal battle as Tsipras requests party vote Alexis Tsipras was welcomed with applause by members of his party, but has yet to reach a fairytale ending. Speaking in an old cinema, the Greek
Spain 01/05/2015 Spain's Podemos tackles first major crisis after co-founder Monedero resigns The resignation of the co-founder of Podemos has plunged Spain’s young left-wing party into its first serious crisis in an important election year
Greece 01/02/2015 Golden Dawn rally in Athens provokes anti-fascist protests In the Greek capital thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators took to the streets in a rally against far-right extremism. The protest was in response
Spain 31/01/2015 Podemos holds biggest rally yet in Spanish capital and promises election earthquake Tens of thousands of people turned out in Madrid on Saturday for the latest show of strength for Podemos, the new left-wing party that in just a year
Greece 26/01/2015 Greece: Syriza forms anti-bailout coalition government Fresh from his Syriza party’s crushing victory at Sunday’s polls in Greece, left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras has struck a deal to govern with a fellow
Greece 26/01/2015 Greeks react with delight and trepidation to Syriza election win The people of Greece are taking in Syriza’s momentous victory in the snap general election. Both Greek and European markets fell on Monday morning
Greece 26/01/2015 Celebrations as Syriza supporters look to a future without austerity Jubilation in University Square in central Athens as thousands of Syriza supporters celebrated the landmark win by their anti-bailout party Syriza
Greece 26/01/2015 Tsipras pledges end to 'vicious cycle of austerity' at victory speech in Greece The man of the moment, Alexis Tsipras has swept to power in a landslide win in Greece. His Syriza party’s anti-austerity message appears to have
Greece 25/01/2015 Looming Syriza victory gets mixed reactions in Athens As Greece’s leftist Syriza party looked set for a comfortable victory over the ruling conservatives in the Greek election, our reporter spoke to some
Greece 30/12/2014 Is Greece's Syriza a paper tiger that will be tamed by government? Is Greece about to face the music or can a new government get Brussels to change its tune? The last four years have seen the nation lurch from one
world news 29/12/2014 European left-wing leaders enthusiastic about Greece snap elections The news of the snap elections announced today after the third failure of Greek MPs to elect a president continues to ripple across the political and
Germany 04/12/2014 Former East German state Thuringia first to get post-unification leftist leader The former eastern German state of Thuringia looks set to lower the curtain on 24 years of Conservative rule with the swearing-in on Friday of the
Uruguay 01/12/2014 Vazquez wins old job back as Uruguay's president Seventy-five-year-old Tabare Vazquez has won Uruguay’s presidential run-off, allowing the leftist ruling coalition to extend its decade in power
Germany 20/11/2014 Far-left Die Linke take charge of German region Germany’s far-left Die Linke party, heir to the communist-era Socialist Unity Party, is set to take charge of a regional government for the first
insiders 05/09/2014 Podemos: Spanish indignation in Brussels' corridors of power Having borrowed President Obama’s famous ‘Yes We Can’ slogan Podemos proved to be a success story of the EU elections in Spain last May. Created
