The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Coalition of Left, of Movements and Ecology (Synaspismos) parties issued messages condemning the seven-year dictatorial rule by the colonels.

"KKE calls on the working class and popular forces, capitalising on their political and class experiences, to formulate criteria and demands for their rights, which will respond to their own needs and those of capital," a KKE statement read.

athens news agency 21042007