Farmer protests in Greece and political turmoil in SYRIZA
This past week protests and politics took center stage in Greece, as farmers - like many of their European counterparts - descended on Athens with their tractors to demand that the government do more to improve their working and living conditions. As the protests were wrapping up, Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA kicked off a convention that has now raised the prospects of a fresh leadership race within the party months after Stefanos Kasselakis was elected. Iliana Magra, a journalist with Kathimerini who covered the farmers’ protests and the SYRIZA convention, joins Thanos Davelis with the latest analysis from Athens.
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Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help
Thousands rally in Athens as Greek farmers step up protests
Kasselakis throws gauntlet at party detractors
Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle on the cards
Government plans to bring in 40,000 workers from six countries
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