New Left Current


The New Left Current was formed in late 1989, mainly by former Communist Youth of Greece members.

History

After the Communist Party of Greece joined New Democracy party in a government coalition after the June 1989 elections, the KNE suffered substantial drop in membership loss as members disagreed with the policy of the parent party KKE had.

Elections

The New Left Current participated in the 1990 elections as "Neo Aristero Revma - Laiki Antipoliteusi" and got 14,365 votes. A critical figure at this early stage was Kostas Kappos, former member of the KKE and parliamentary representative.
In 1993 the NAR joined the Left Struggle political coalition along with the Revolutionary Communist Movement of Greece, Communist Party of Greece, Workers Revolutionary Party. The coalition received 8,160 votes in 1993 and 10,443 votes in the 1996 general elections.
In 1999, NAR, EKKE, EEK and the Independent Communist Organization of Serres formed the Radical Left Front. Since 2009, NAR, along with the other parties of MERA, with the exception of EEK, is part of the broader coalition Front of the Greek Anticapitalist Left.

Election results

Youth organisation

In the early years, the youth wing of the NAR was still named the KNE, as even the general secretary of KNE, Giorgos Grapsas, and most of its politburo had joined NAR, but in the mid-1990s, it changed its name to the Youth of Communist Liberation. Members of the Youth Communist Liberation participate in the United Independent Left Movement, a sum of left-wing student organisations, active in 3rd-level educational institutions in Greece.