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Greek Elections
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:49 pm
by Bruv
Anti-austerity left-wing party Syriza is heading for a substantial victory in Greece's general election.
The party is projected to win about 150 seats, just one short of an absolute majority, though officials say that number could change.
A European swing to the Left........now thats refreshing.
Greek Elections
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:53 am
by flopstock
So they won. Markets here slipped a little this morning but recovered. the discussion on the local radio is about how they partied while the rest of the EU was tightening their bootstraps and they are wondering if Greece with exit the EU now.
Greek Elections
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:01 am
by mikeinie
No big deal, they have been elected on the high hopes of promises that can't be kept.
They will be told what to do soon enough by those who are really in charge of everything and they will obey the masters.
Greek Elections
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:36 am
by Bryn Mawr
Interesting choice of coalition partners though - the well left with the far right!
Greek Elections
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:08 am
by FourPart
mikeinie;1472843 wrote: No big deal, they have been elected on the high hopes of promises that can't be kept.
They will be told what to do soon enough by those who are really in charge of everything and they will obey the masters.
The question is, though, what have they got to lose?
Greek Elections
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:36 am
by gmc
mikeinie;1472843 wrote: No big deal, they have been elected on the high hopes of promises that can't be kept.
They will be told what to do soon enough by those who are really in charge of everything and they will obey the masters.
No they're shitting themselves that other countries also elect anti-austerity parties and if the greeks are successful that is all the more likely. The british election is likely to be rather interesting.