New Democracy (political party in the Hellenic Republic)
New Democracy Νέα Δημοκρατία | |
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| President | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Spokesperson | Pavlos Marinakis |
| Founder | Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Founded | 4 October 1974 |
| Youth wing | Youth Organization of New Democracy |
| Political orientation | Neoliberalism Imperialism Anti-immigration Zionism Factions Neo-fascism Anti-Semitism |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right |
New Democracy, mockingly called New Dictatorship or No Democracy, is the ruling political party in Greece.
The party has Makis Voridis as Vice President (and also currently Minister of the State), who is an anti-Semite who has cooperated with the CIA-backed military junta of 1967.[1]
Furthermore, Voridis, as well as other high-ranking party officials (such as the party's vice president, Adonis Georgiadis) are former members of LAOS, a far-right party whose former leader, George Karatzaferis is openly antisemetic. [2]
New Democracy Governments
Mitsotakis regime (2019-present)
Economic Policies
The New Democracy political party, in government since July 2019, has applied neoliberal and quasi-fascist policies. It has made massive privatizations in tourism and natural resourcesCite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name. Workers' rights have also been severely limited, with strikes being mostly prohibited and with employers having the right to fire employees without giving any notice prior or to give any reason. Collective agreements have been abolished as well.
Censorship in media has been increased, with even pro-capitalist western organizations ranking Greece very low in press freedom and with also pro-capitalist western organizations claiming Greece has a "democratic backsliding" and is becoming increasingly authoritarian.
Government Surveillance
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the current Greek Prime Minister, has also put the National Information Service as well as the official Greek news agency under his complete control.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name New Democracy, with the support of the PASOK political party, amended a law (specifically 826/145 of the law 2472/1997), regarding wiretappings by the NIS, which practically removed citizens' right to be informed of their surveillance after it had been concluded.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Ιn 2021 alone, 15,000 surveillance orders were issued.
This led to a spying scandal ignited in July 2022, when opposition leader Nikos Androulakis, leader of PASOK, revealed he was being wiretapped by Greek authorities by the illegal Predator software.[3] The case reached media spotlight, however there have been active efforts from the government to not come to a conclusion. The revelations were followed by the -almost simultaneous- resignations of the head of the National Information Service, Panagiotis Kontoleon, and the General Secretary of the Prime Minister and his nephew, Grigoris Dimitriadis.
Protests also need government approval.
Reaction to Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa
Mitsotakis has supported "Israel" during the Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa, implicitly calling Palestinians "uncivilized people".
References
- ↑ Baboulias Yannis (2018-02-15). "The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece" The Nation. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ↑ New Greek government includes ministers of antisemitic party. CFCA.
- ↑ "Senior European Parliament Member Targeted as Spyware Abuse Spreads" (2022-07-27). The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-04-27.