Did Antonis Samaras (leader of the Greek ND Party) cause Greece to shake yesterday? Well after his visit to the Peloponnese there were two earthquakes of 4.1 & 2.8 on the Richter scale, but did he really expect the sort of "shake up" his party got from the national elections? I think not. His demands for this election as part of his agreeing to the requirements of the EU bail out money surely now must give him sleepless nights.
My blog yesterday predicted the obvious "hung" parliament and now the farce starts of trying to form a Greek government. Whatever "cobbled together" government emerges it can only result in Greece being worse off than before these elections. I say that because the parties on both the right & left extremes of the political spectrum can not and will not be acceptable to a democratic European Union. Sadly the current situation brings this country to its most critical political period since the Military Junta of 1967-1974.
My hope is that N.D & PASOK will find a way to work together and create a pro-European government excluding these crazy extremist sectors of our community. The actions of the next week or so as to what government emerges will define Greek history once more.
My hope is that N.D & PASOK will find a way to work together and create a pro-European government excluding these crazy extremist sectors of our community. The actions of the next week or so as to what government emerges will define Greek history once more.
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