Synaspismos

Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology
Συνασπισμός της Αριστεράς των Κινημάτων και της Οικολογίας
Synaspismós tis Aristerás ton Kinimáton kai tis Oikologías
LeaderAlexis Tsipras
Founded
  • 1989 (as an electoral coalition)
  • 1991 (as a political party)
Dissolved10 July 2013 (2013-07-10)
Merger ofGreek Left
United Democratic Left
Party of Democratic Socialism
Agrarian Party
United Socialist Party
Socialist Union
Progressive Agrarian Party
Split fromCommunist Party of Greece
Merged intoCoalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA)
Headquarters1 Eleftherias Square,
105 53 Athens
Youth wingSYN Youth
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Eco-socialism
Eurocommunism
Environmentalism
Feminism
Pacifism
Political positionLeft-wing
Factions:
Far-left
National affiliationCoalition of the Radical Left
European affiliationParty of the European Left, European Anticapitalist Left (observer)
European Parliament groupEuropean United Left–Nordic Green Left
ColoursYellow
Website
www.syn.gr

The Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology (Greek: Συνασπισμός της Αριστεράς των Κινημάτων και της Οικολογίας, Synaspismós tis Aristerás ton Kinimáton kai tis Oikologías), commonly known as Synaspismos (Greek: Συνασπισμός, Synaspismós, "Coalition") and abbreviated to SYN (ΣΥΝ), was a Greek political party of the radical New Left. It was founded in 1991 and was known as the Coalition of the Left and Progress (Greek: Συνασπισμός της Αριστεράς και της Προόδου, Synaspismós tis Aristerás kai tis Proódou) until 2003. In 2004 SYN was a founding member of the Party of the European Left.

SYN was the largest party of the left-wing coalition formed in 2004 called Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA). SYN was dissolved in 2013.