IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Another blow to NATO

Socialist Challenge No. 218, 22 October 1981 · pp. 13-14 of the scan · 382 words

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will he take Greece out of NATO's LOOK the streets PASOK took some 47 per cent of the vote comparea то зо per cent for premier George Rallis' New Democracy Party and 11 per cent for the pro-Moscow Communist Party.

The Greek workers certainly had something to celebrate. In 1967 the army generals came to power and democracy was only 1974. Since that time the conservative Sunday night to New Democracy party has been in office with a thum. ping parliamentary lild jority.

NATO tain: military bosses won't be rejoicing at PASOK's VILLULY part of Papandreou's election campaign was his promise withdraw from NATO's military wing and to kick out US military bases, just CLUC NATO bosses thought they had 'sorted out' the Mediterranean countries with the Turkish military coup!

Papandreou's procranelse included other anti-capitalist measures which won't be to the lik ing of the imperialists. He has promised dum on withdrawal from the EEC and the nation certain important économic secpharmaceuticals, LUIS banking, shipbuilding and cement He has also promised to lower the voting age Make cheques London N1 2XP from 20 to 18, and to carry out a decentralisation of governmental administration, similar to that promised by Mitterrand in The victory of the left the Greel follows swiftly on the heels of the French Socialists' Both office after year of into office after •years conservative rule on the basis of a widespread desire for radical change and policies.

Socialist Challenge defence of Marxism let us together take up the revolutionary slogan of the Polish workers: 'For your freedom and ours'.

payable Weekly (Polish fund), c/o PO Box 50, Three the po us of have tried the politics the conservative parties over the past five years and found them wanting Increasingly they are looking to the mass workers' pal ries for a reformict aite native. And in the process they are increasingly being won to radical policies Workers in this coun try should take heart from the French and Greek elec. tions and step up the strug gle to get rid of our owr replace it with a Labour government committed to socialist policies. 22 October 1981 Page 13

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celebrate the victory of Andreas Papandreou's Socialist Movement (PASOK) in the general

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