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Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Communist Party of Greece |
Publisher | Communist Party of Greece |
Editor | Liana Kanelli |
Founded | 1916 |
Political alignment | Communist Marxist–Leninist |
Language | Greek |
City | Athens |
Country | Greece |
Website | rizospastis |
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Communist Party of Greece |
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