What Syriza’s Greek election victory means for Europe
The far left Syriza party wins 149 seats out of 300 in the Greek parliament. What this means is that the EU/IMF strategy for dealing with the aftermath of the 2008 crisis is in tatters.
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The far left Syriza party wins 149 seats out of 300 in the Greek parliament. What this means is that the EU/IMF strategy for dealing with the aftermath of the 2008 crisis is in tatters.
The ballot stations are still brisk at lunchtime, but a lot of people have already voted. This is a working class community – and on a Sunday the over-70s, who make up 22 per cent of Greek voters, are out in force.
In a special report, Yanis Varoufakis, tipped to be Syriza’s new finance minister, argued that Greeks were being unfairly penalised during the crisis. But how badly were Greeks affected?
Greece’s deep-seated problems are decades old and normal. What’s abnormal is the chance to blow it all away.