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Chaos in Greece - PM resigning - new elections called (Original Post) malaise Aug 2015 OP
Is it really "chaos"? Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #1
They also voted against austerity n/t malaise Aug 2015 #2
Well they voted to reject the previous deal Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #4
It seems to have the libertarians hiding as liberals, in a steamy froth! Rex Aug 2015 #3
Chaos? Or Thursday? randome Aug 2015 #5

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
1. Is it really "chaos"?
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 02:26 PM
Aug 2015

Seems to me like it's more of a strategic re-positioning...

And I don't know what else you wanted Tsipras to do... He put a referendum to the people, and they voted to stay in the EU so he was just following that...

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)
4. Well they voted to reject the previous deal
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:12 PM
Aug 2015

but since they also voted to stay in the EU, they were essentially telling Tsipras to go back to the bargaining table and hammer out a better deal (it's important to remember Greece doesn't have a whole hell of a lot of leverage to work with)

Either way, it will be interesting to see how this power play works out... Tsipras could come back stronger and unscathed, the far right parties could end up running the show, or a hardline leftist could come into office and tear the whole deal down...

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
3. It seems to have the libertarians hiding as liberals, in a steamy froth!
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 02:32 PM
Aug 2015

Their authoritarian brain cells are exploding!


 

randome

(34,845 posts)
5. Chaos? Or Thursday?
Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:18 PM
Aug 2015

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