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Originally Posted by Pookie

Syriza going into a coalition with the right-wing Independent Greeks ANEL party is a huge mistake.It undermines the whole project of the radical Syriza party, and is a kick in the teeth for those who voted for it.



It is likely that the Syriza leadership will use the coalition party ANEL as an excuse for reneging on some of its policies

Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous

The conservatives are pretty nervous but considering how much Greece is in an economic bind more than likely this new government would be about as much a radical shift as was the Obama presidency (eg negligible ideological or policy change).. people voted simply to try something "new" but economics and geopolitics will probably thwart any substantive change towards "the left"