Greece hit by 24-hour general strike, the first by left-wing govt

Mobilization first named by left government, which came to power in January and won the early elections again in September paralyzed many government and public transport services and sent thousands of workers to the streets of Athens and other major cities.

"The abolition of bail, give us back a decent life," shouted protesters rallying in front of the Greek Parliament in the center of the Greek capital, for example, public services, schools, museums and archaeological sites closed, and hospitals operated with emergency staff.

Boats remained tied up in port, planes were also disrupted and local media withdrawals news updates, for example, journalists along with other Greeks hit by the recession took to the streets to denounce a new wave of spending cuts and tax hikes promoted exchange further international loans under the third financial rescue package signed this summer .

More than 20,000 protesters took part in a demonstration in central Athens, according to police estimates.

The opposition has led to minor incidents between groups of anarchists and riot police, as has happened several times in recent years.

Black youth threw stones and Molotov cocktails with the police in front of the Ministry of Finance and damaged branches of banks, bus stops and car in various incidents across the zone of two kilometers.

Greece has seen dozens of general strikes and hundreds of small-scale protests since the financial crisis began at the end of 2009 and the introduction of harsh austerity measures in return for the great support of the EU / IMF and remain in the euro zone.

The first for the country's ruling radical Left Coalition Alexis Aspirants Prime Minister, called for a massive strike on Thursday to take part in the main trade unions called for workers in the public and private sectors, JADED and GEES.

Working in an office party denounced the "no-liberal policies of blackmail and financial centers in Greece and abroad."

Speaking to the media on the streets of Athens on Thursday party General Secretary Pagination Riga justify a strange call, claiming that mass protests against austerity can be used for the government as a "lever" to the ongoing negotiations with creditors.

Coalition were elected to the agenda of strict anti-life and anti-austerity, but ultimately Left-led government has made a dramatic turn and agreed a new three-year rescue package to avoid a disorderly bankruptcy looming and Gr exit this summer.

Tsipras was elected two months ago with the promise that they will try to mitigate the new "painful but necessary" policies.

However, the first series of harsh measures adopted by the European Parliament in recent weeks as the government completes a new pension reform and other painful policies to protect more foreign funding release, reaction escalated.

Leftist Government argued that there was no other choice but to continue to work with the lenders and negotiate the next 3 billion doses of payouts in the coming weeks.

Greece needs to complete much needed in the future to recapitalize the banking system before the end of this year to stave off collapse and then the dialogue began debt relief and to focus on measures to restore growth, the Cabinet Council has repeatedly said recently.

With a quarter of workers are chronically unemployed, and the poverty rate unprecedented record levels over the past decades, the protesters said on Thursday that the public can not withstand more pressure and must find alternatives.

As progress Syntax Square on Thursday ended, trade unions vowed to intensify their activities, warning of another general strike later in November.

French President Francois Holland has announced a two-day official visit to Greece on Thursday, expressing a clear message of support to efforts to pull the country out of a six-year debt crisis and back on the road to economic development.

During the second visit to Greece two years ago, the French leader was accompanied by ministers, other officials and businessmen who were to investigate the investment opportunities.

Greece hopes French president with high hopes for debt relief

"I am going to Greece in order to express the support of France, but also to send a message, particularly French companies to come and invest in Greece," Holland told the local newspaper "Katherine" (Daily) ahead interview visit.

Liberalness response to the debt exacerbate the economic crisis and the disastrous social costs, he said that Greece is the Prime Minister Alexis Aspirants at the annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly here on Thursday.

"Liberalness recipe we - and other European countries - were asked to apply came to the disastrous social costs and contributed to the deepening economic and financial crisis, but not cure it," Aspirants said the 193-member assembly.