Greece...

antrobus

Curiously, everyone's favourite economist Yanis Varoufakis has announced that "I will not be a candidate in the name of SYRIZA". Since he has already stated that he won't be joining the breakaway Popular Unity, perhaps this means he has decided that politics is not for him.

worldtraveller

Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory on Sunday, claiming a clear mandate to steer Greece's battered economy to recovery.

Reuters

Generali

worldtraveller wrote: »

Greek leftist Alexis Tsipras stormed back into office with an unexpectedly decisive election victory on Sunday, claiming a clear mandate to steer Greece's battered economy to recovery.

Reuters

Here we go again!!!

wotsthat

Generali wrote: »

Here we go again!!!

He'll find it harder to blame the previous PM for agreeing to a criminal bailout than the last PM did.

michaels

Why do the Greeks need elections when their country is governed from Brussels and Berlin?

mystic_trev

michaels wrote: »

Why do the Greeks need elections when their country is governed from Brussels and Berlin?

They like to think they're the 'Powerhouse of Europe'

wymondham

So he came to power on anti austerity, went back on his policy - presumably 'persuaded' by Brussels (probably a new mansion somewhere?) - and now voted back in by the Greeks who know he does not keep his word...

Pretty much whatever happens from now the Greek people deserve what they voted for...

Generali

wymondham wrote: »

So he came to power on anti austerity, went back on his policy - presumably 'persuaded' by Brussels (probably a new mansion somewhere?) - and now voted back in by the Greeks who know he does not keep his word...

Pretty much whatever happens from now the Greek people deserve what they voted for...

The worry for me is that this mob were voted in on a 55% turnout. People are disaffected with the entire democratic process, which comes from the Greek words 'cracos' (rule by) and 'demos' (men in blue suits). The problem is that if the people are fed up with rule by the people there are plenty of lunatics and scum bags waiting to take their place.

michaels

Generali wrote: »

The worry for me is that this mob were voted in on a 55% turnout. People are disaffected with the entire democratic process, which comes from the Greek words 'cracos' (rule by) and 'demos' (men in blue suits). The problem is that if the people are fed up with rule by the people there are plenty of lunatics and scum bags waiting to take their place.

Well last election the choice was between EU imposed austerity and 'not austerity'. Turned out that even voting for the later resutled in EU imposed and adminstered austerity so what exactly was the point in voting.

Of course, there is no democratic deficit. The people can control their destiny through their votes for their EU representatives. I know this is true, the EU spend billions of EUR (that we have all voted for and paid for) telling us it is.

worldtraveller

Generali wrote: »

The problem is that if the people are fed up with rule by the people there are plenty of lunatics and scum bags waiting to take their place.

That's no way to talk about the EU uber elite!