MeRA25

This article is about a Greek political party. For the German political party, see MERA25.

European Realistic Disobedience Front
Μέτωπο Ευρωπαϊκής Ρεαλιστικής Ανυπακοής
Μétopo Evropaikís Realistikís Anypakoís
AbbreviationMeRA25
General SecretaryYanis Varoufakis
SpokespersonKleon Grigoriadis
Founded27 March 2018
HeadquartersPatision 122, Athens
IdeologyAnti-austerity[1]
Syndicalism[2]
Market socialism[3]
Democratic socialism[4]
Pro-Europeanism[5]
Political positionLeft-wing[6]
European affiliationDiEM25
International affiliationProgressive International
Colours  Orange-red
Hellenic
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Website
mera25.gr

The European Realistic Disobedience Front (Greek: Μέτωπο Ευρωπαϊκής Ρεαλιστικής Ανυπακοής), or MeRA25 (Greek: ΜέΡΑ25), is a left-wing Greek political party founded in 2018. Its founder and General Secretary is former Syriza MP and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. MeRa25 is part of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25),[7] the European Spring, and the Progressive International.[8] Τhe movement sets the horizon for the year 2025 to draft a democratic constitution that will replace all the European treaties that are in force today. Yet, it failed to elect representatives in both the 2019 and 2024 European elections. [9][10] A party of the same name, allied with the Greek party, was founded in Germany in 2021.[11]

  1. ^ "Greek conservatives win first post bailout general elections: first official results". Xinhua. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. MeRA 25 (Day 25), an anti-austerity party founded by former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is estimated to receive 3.4 percent of votes and the newly founded Right-wing nationalistic Greek Solution (Elliniki Lysi) 3.7 percent of votes.
  2. ^ "Ασφάλιση εργαζομένων, Συνδικαλισμός" [Worker Insurance, Syndicalism]. Οι Θέσεις του ΜέΡΑ25 [The Policies of MeRA25] (PDF). 2021. pp. 63–64.
  3. ^ Yanis Varoufakis: From an Economics without Capitalism to Markets without Capitalism | DiEM25, 26 January 2021, retrieved 16 October 2021
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Greece". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  5. ^ "Will MeRA25 bring the bright day that Greece has been waiting for?". Open Democracy. 29 March 2018. MeRA25 is, as of this Monday, the only pro-European party in Greece that is proposing the end of austerity.
  6. ^ "Greece". Europe Elects.
  7. ^ "Το όνομα του νέου κόμματος αποκάλυψε ο Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης | Kathimerini". Kathimerini. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Βαρουφάκης-Σάντερς ιδρύουν την Προοδευτική Διεθνή". efsyn.gr. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  9. ^ "No MEP seat for DiEM25". 28 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ^ "MERA25 falls short but our objectives remain the same". 10 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  11. ^ "DiEM25 gründet Bundespartei MERA25". 16 November 2021.