Greek elections

[brogdale]

Bankers' opening gambit...

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said Greece, where an anti-bailout party looks set to win a snap election, would continue to need aid and would only get this by sticking to agreements, adding he hoped the new government would not make promises the country could not afford.

"I believe it's also in the interest of the Greek government to do what is necessary to tackle the structural problems there," Weidmann said in an interview with German public broadcaster ARD. He singled out administration, public finances and the economy as being particularly in need of reform.

 

[belboid]

So, it pretty much a projection based on votes counted thus far?

Lett's make it clear it's not a finished figure as the previous posts from that bloke seemed to suggest.

Yup, which is why it's just got down very slightly.

 

[J Ed]

Vicky Pryce on the telly pouring forth on the Greek elections. One rule for them...

 

[Bernie Gunther]

If you leave out the Nazis and the Tankies who I presume wouldn't be eligible, it doesn't seem possible to muster enough seats for a coalition against Syriza,

Looks like say 120ish seats vs Syriza on 150ish with Nazis plus Tankies on 30 or so.

Am I missing some detail of the Greek political process here?

edited to fix spelling

 

[wreckhead]

Surprisingly, the Euronews coverage seems to be the best at the moment. BBC rubbish and Sky as annoying as ever. A shame riot dog didn't live to see this day

 

[Maurice Picarda]

If you leave out the Nazis and the Tankies who I presume wouldn't be eligible, it doesn't seem possible to muster enough seats for a coalition against Syrizia,

Looks like say 120ish seats vs Syrizia on 150ish with Nazis plus Tankies on 30 or so.

Am I missing some detail of the Greek political process here?

The rule seems to be that you need to establish a formal coalition with over 150 seats and that if you can't the next lot get a go. You're right, ND wouldn't have a hope of establishing a coalition if Syriza can't do a deal with the IndyGreeks or the Potami, but it's not the case that Syriza can simply start governing on the assumption that they have an effective majority. Syriza are likely to end on 148 at the mo.

 

[J Ed]

Flag of the Spanish Second Republic proudly flying in the Syriza crowd

 

[Maurice Picarda]

it's gone back up to 149 now though.

 

[J Ed]

Portuguese trot Bloco de Esquerda flag too!

 

[J Ed]

Rock the Casbah! What a curious choice of song following that speech

 

[Mation]

The Clash again

 

[brogdale]

Rock the Casbah! What a curious choice of song following that speech

SISOSIG might have been funnier.

 

[brogdale]

Syriza climbing over 36% now...must be more favourable districts being declared now?

 

[Maurice Picarda]

SISOSIG might have been funnier.

Safe European Home would have offered the markets some much-needed reassurance.

 

[goldenecitrone]

Game on.

 

[DotCommunist]

all of sandinista for the win

 

[quiquaquo]

Greens on 0.49%.

 

[peterkro]

Syriza climbing over 36% now...must be more favourable districts being declared now?

Results from the Islands coming in,pretty much Syriza land.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

Greens on 0.49%.

That's actually a two party alliance of the Greens and Democratic Left, with Democratic Left being the more significant of the two. DL (Dimar) was a right wing split from SYRIZA, with the less radical end of the Eurocommunists hooking up with a few PASOK odds and ends. They were briefly going to be the next big thing in Greek politics, but then they shat the bed by supporting the ND/PASOK austerity coalition. Less than half a percent for them is a total shoeing. The Green Party is basically irrelevant.

 

[quiquaquo]

Thanks for that, thought that percentage was too good to be true.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

Thanks for that, thought that percentage was too good to be true.

The Greek Greens standing alone would be lucky to get 0.1% in the current situation.

 

[Bernie Gunther]

So what's the score with AN:EL?

They seem to be touted as the most plausible coalition allies for Syriza but from what I've read they sound like Greek Kippers?

 

[quiquaquo]

How come on about 4.5% you get 13 seats and on 2.5% you get zero seats? For a moment thought it was like the 5% cut off they had (have?) in Germany?

 

[butchersapron]

How come on about 4.5% you get 13 seats and on 2.5% you get zero seats? For a moment thought it was like the 5% ct off they had (have?) in Germany?

It is - at 3%.

 

[coley]

A SYRIZA/ Greek kipper coalition sounds just the thing to keep Merkel and the troika awake at nights

 

[butchersapron]

Syriza vote leapt by by .13% in about a 3% rise in the returns there. They can still make 37% and the majority if the last 25% of areas are friendly.

 

[butchersapron]

So what's the score with AN:EL?

They seem to be touted as the most plausible coalition allies for Syriza but from what I've read they sound like Greek Kippers?

They are but with good personal relations with syriza - including one member actually running on the syriza ticket this election.

 

[phildwyer]

Rock the Casbah! What a curious choice of song following that speech

Only to a musical illiterate.

 

[butchersapron]

36% to 36.20% in a few minutes and about about a 5% increase in returns.

 

[phildwyer]

Of course, if EU referenda are any precedent, the Greeks will soon be ordered to vote again... and again... and again... until they get it right.