The coalition government's stated, primary objective was to deal with the Koskotas scandal, ostensibly linked to PASOK's leadership.

[4] Following a December 1989 country-wide meeting of sympathizers, a tentative platform is put into circulation, titled "Proposal for a dialogue: For a new prospect of the Left in 1990's Greece," that clearly aims at establishing a new organization.

[5] Other voices of the Left, accuse NAR of promoting the notion of "managing the capitalist system" rather than replacing it with socialism, and, also, of "smearing KKE.

In 1990, NAR participated in the general election as "New Left Current - People's Opposition" (Νέο Αριστερό Ρεύμα - Λαϊκή Αντιπολίτευση) and received 14,365 votes or 0,22% of the total.

Various former NAR members became prominent figures in the Syriza party, some of them becoming ministers in the Suriza government as well, such as Nadia Valavani, Nikos Kotzias, Pavlos Polakis, and others.

[7] Foundational NAR member Kostas Kappos, one of the most heavily tortured prisoners of the 1967-74 dictatorial regime, enjoyed the respect of the Greek left's whole ideological spectrum, as shown by the expressions of mourning upon his 2005 death, such as the KKE obituary.