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Tsipras Congratulates Leader of Spain's Podemos Party

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias late on Sunday, after electoral results showed that Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative party lost the absolute majority in national elections. According to government sources, Tsipras congratulated...

Podemos: 'They Are Trying to Convert Greece Into a Protectorate'

A high-profile member of Spanish anti-austerity political party Podemos denounced on Monday the recent cash-for-reforms bailout deal between Athens and its international creditors and said it seems like a "financial coup d' état" aiming to transform Greece into a European "protectorate." Former...

Podemos: 'To Defend the Greeks Is to Defend Europe's Dignity'

Spanish Podemos party leader and MEP Pablo Iglesias said in his address to the European Parliament on Wednesday that "times change" and called on Socialists to change tactics. "Europe is not destroyed because there are citizens that say in a...

Populism and Democracy: Friend or Foe? Rising Stars Deepen Dilemma

The election of the Syriza government in Greece and the rise of Podemos in Spain have drawn attention to the rise of left-wing populism in Europe.

European Commission President: No Diabolical Plan to Topple Greek Govt

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said today that Athens should stop worrying about a "diabolical plan" cooked up by Spain and Portugal to topple the country's new leftist-led government. The statement came just a few hours after Greek Prime Minister...

Spanish Podemos Mobilizes Tens of Thousands in a Power Display with Greek Flags

In what is seen as a mass power display ahead of the upcoming Spanish general elections Spanish leftist party Podemos mobilized tens of thousands in Madrid on Saturday. Crowds chanted “yes we can” or “tic tac tic tac” to...

Spanish Podemos: Greek Elections Dilemma Is Merkel or Tsipras [Video]

There are two options for the upcoming January 25 Greek general elections, said Pablo Iglesias Turrion, leader and founder of leftist Spanish political party Podemos (We Can), and those are either the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, or the Greek...