Greece election day II - Election diary and info | 129 comments (129 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

And the ND-PASOK government will have a very thin majority so the goal of the left will have been attained:

A good result for the left would be an inability by pro-austerity forces to form a stable government

a pro-austerity government with 150 seats plus change will crack under pressure.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun May 6th, 2012 at 02:38:19 PM EST
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Re: First Exit Poll (none / 1)

As a reminder, PASOK+ND has together lost 50 MPs during the last period. Says wikipedia I hasten to add.

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by A swedish kind of death on Sun May 6th, 2012 at 02:42:20 PM EST
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Greece election day II - Election diary and info | 129 comments (129 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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