Greek: Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς, translit. Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás), mostly known by the syllabic abbreviation Syriza (/ˈsɪərɪzə/, sometimes stylised SYRIZA.; Greek: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ [ˈsiriza]; a pun on the Greek adverb σύρριζα, meaning "from the roots" or "radically"),[00] is a political party in Greece, originally founded in 0000 as a coalition of left-wing and radical left parties. It is the largest party in the Hellenic Parliament, with party chairman Alexis Tsipras serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 00 January 0000 to 00 August 0000 and from 00 September 0000 to present.