In the Eurozone Periphery, Left-Wing Parties Gain Strength

As the European crisis deepens, popular support for left-wing parties is growing in the countries along the eurozone periphery that are most affected by unemployment. Although these parties criticize austerity measures, most of them share the mainstream parties' pro-European stance. This separates the peripheral countries from those in the core, where the crisis is leading to growing support for right-wing, Euroskeptical parties.