▁K KE ▁Inter ior ▁– ▁Ren ew ing ▁Left . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁Ban ias ' ▁more ▁orth odox ▁wing ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁K KE ▁Inter ior ' s ▁youth ▁organization , ▁the ▁Greek ▁Commun ist ▁Youth ▁– ▁R ig as ▁F era ios , ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁relevant ▁role ▁in ▁youth ▁and ▁students ▁politics ▁though ▁losing ▁the ▁dominant ▁status ▁it ▁once ▁had . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁week ly ▁newspaper ▁E po hi . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁Greek ▁Left , ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁strength ened ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁K KE ▁in ▁becoming ▁the ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Syn asp ism os , ▁A K O A ▁largely ▁stayed ▁outside ▁of ▁coal itions . ▁Following ▁disappoint ing ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁consecutive ▁legisl ative ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁party ▁ab st ained ▁from ▁further ▁elect oral ▁particip ations ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁that ▁A K O A ▁shortly ▁approached ▁the ▁K KE , ▁which ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁had ▁left ▁Syn asp ism os , ▁to ▁joint ly ▁contest ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁local ▁elections . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁co operation ▁were ▁however ▁disappoint ing , ▁leading ▁A K O A ▁to ▁real ign