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A coalition for Greece?





A coalition for Greece or the Troika?




From all the available reports, it seems that after weeks of confusion and uncertainty, the Greek people will finally have a government. PASOK have agreed with New Democracy, to form a coalition which may include the moderate Democratic Left. The irony of this solution will not be lost on the Greeks or anyone else. The two parties, New Democracy and PASOK who have been the government of Greece for around 40 years, and who are responsible for negotiating with the Germans and the Eurozone, the most draconian package of austerity measures and cuts in exchange for a 130 billion Euro bailout which was poured straight down the drain directly into the banks, and did nothing for the Greek unemployed, the homeless, the pensioners who rummage in dustbins for food or any of the other consequences resulting from the previous governments duplicity. It is difficult to conceive how the scenes on the streets of Athens and other cities across Greece can exist in Europe in the 21st Century. However that is the reality of life today in Greece and may well be the case in other European countries in the not too distant future.
In contrast, the “markets”, the Eurozone banks, European leaders and the “Troika” are relieved that the prospect of a Syriza government has been averted and with the reiteration from Chancellor Merkel, that Greece will not be allowed to dodge its austerity agreement and there will be no renegotiation of the terms, the status quo has been maintained at least in the short term. The question of course is where can the new government go to, if in the event that they are unable to gain any concessions from Merkel and the Troika, and they are faced with imposing the already detailed austerity measures together with even more (if that can be possible) austerity on the people of Greece, when as will inevitably be the case, the next tranche of bailout money is required.
It is interesting to note that amongst all the speculation, comment and euphoria in today's media coverage of the events in Greece, there is precious little, if anything, on the effects that the election results will have on ordinary people in Greece.
It seems that in the view of the media, Merkel and the Troika, the markets and the Euro project are infinitely more important than people.

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