Reuters, 04/09 13:10 CET
By Renee Maltezou
ATHENS (Reuters) – So divided
has Syriza’s youth wing become over the direction of Greece’s leftist
party, that when its council planned to convene at the end of August,
the meeting was abandoned. Too many of its 71 members were on the point
of quitting.
The incident showed the disillusionment Syriza’s
twenty-somethings feel with leader Alexis Tsipras, the former Communist
student activist they once celebrated as one of their own.
In just seven months as premier, Tsipras, under pressure
from Greece’s creditors, has backtracked on his pre-election promises to
end austerity.
“Syriza’s youth is almost over, very few people are staying behind,” said one of those who walked out.
Tsipras has called an election on Sept. 20 in an effort
to win a fresh mandate to push through the economic reforms that are a
condition of Greece’s latest 86 billion euro bailout.
But Syriza’s lead over its rivals has crumbled, with one poll this week showing the conservative New Democracy party in front.
Support from those aged 18-44 – once the backbone of
Syriza’s support according to pollsters – has plummeted. The most
popular party for 18-24-year-olds now is the far right Golden Dawn,
while Syriza languishes in fourth place, data by the pollster Alco show.
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Source: Euronews
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