„We will become a major and decisive political force,“ he said, adding that the grouping of 25 MPs „will try to express the spirit and substance of the 62 percent who voted no to austerity,“ referring to last month‘s referendum on austerity measures proposed by Greece‘s creditors.

„The ‚no‘ of the referendum will not be an ‚orphan‘ in these elections,“ Lafazanis told MPs and reporters in Parliament.