gamezone07 Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/jan/25/greek-election-syriza-confident-of-victory-live-updates Looks like Syriza is going to have a majority, Sky News Journo has just said "this is one of the most significant political events in Europe for thirty years". Syriza are not just a Greek political party, they are also determined to change political dynamics across the EU, interesting times to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellco Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Great news for the Greeks... its time to reject the EU.... its beginning to die now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Still not clear if they will have enough to govern the country alone tho, when will the full results be in?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamezone07 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Syriza predicted to fall just short of majority With 14% of ballots counted, Syriza is now predicted to fall one seat short of an all out majority. Oh, thread title may need amending, should always wait for final results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Great news for the Greeks... its time to reject the EU.... its beginning to die now... Remind us, aren't Syriza are a left-wing anti-austerity party? If so, where are the similarities with UKIP, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Great news for the Greeks... its time to reject the EU.... its beginning to die now... Yes, excellent news for the Greeks! I am sure they will love having an ultra-left social government who promise an exit funded through massive tax-increases, that proclaims 'austerity over' but has no means to actually fund anything. Going to be amazing. I know a lot of Greeks through work, highly educated Greeks, that are mortified by this development, many are already looking for a way out of their home-country as there is very little chance of this ending well. Several of them showed up at their university for work one day to find the gates closed and a single police-officer outside explaining that the government had withdrawn all funding with immediate effect and they were without jobs. There wasn't even a phone-number to contact about what would happen with their pensions, outstanding wages, expense claims and so on, because the number that used to provide that service had been cut with the same signature. What is going to be even more amazing for the staunch nationalists on this forum is that the Euro-countries that were begged, on bare knees, also by the prime minister of this country, to provide money so Greece would not default and suffer even more embarrassing cuts to practically every government service in existence, are now going to be left with a new and unwanted debt. Woohoo! Excellent news! Sure it is only the Eurozone that will suffer right? .... Newsflash: it won't be. The recession that we were just out of? Coming back with a vengeance. You know that massive deficit the UK has? About to get bigger, a lot bigger. Woohoo! Excellent news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Oh, thread title may need amending, should always wait for final results. They take one independent fella in to make up the final seat and govern the country?? ---------- Post added 25-01-2015 at 19:51 ---------- Going to be amazing. The cheap holidays to Greece might be back on Woohoo! Excellent news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellco Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Remind us, aren't Syriza are a left-wing anti-austerity party? If so, where are the similarities with UKIP, please? The destruction of the EU Yes, excellent news for the Greeks! I am sure they will love having an ultra-left social government who promise an exit funded through massive tax-increases, that proclaims 'austerity over' but has no means to actually fund anything. Going to be amazing. I know a lot of Greeks through work, highly educated Greeks, that are mortified by this development, many are already looking for a way out of their home-country as there is very little chance of this ending well. Several of them showed up at their university for work one day to find the gates closed and a single police-officer outside explaining that the government had withdrawn all funding with immediate effect and they were without jobs. There wasn't even a phone-number to contact about what would happen with their pensions, outstanding wages, expense claims and so on, because the number that used to provide that service had been cut with the same signature. What is going to be even more amazing for the staunch nationalists on this forum is that the Euro-countries that were begged, on bare knees, also by the prime minister of this country, to provide money so Greece would not default and suffer even more embarrassing cuts to practically every government service in existence, are now going to be left with a new and unwanted debt. Woohoo! Excellent news! Sure it is only the Eurozone that will suffer right? .... Newsflash: it won't be. The recession that we were just out of? Coming back with a vengeance. You know that massive deficit the UK has? About to get bigger, a lot bigger. Woohoo! Excellent news! Its democracy I know you EU supporters don't like it... But if the people speak, the people speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The destruction of the EU Its democracy I know you EU supporters don't like it... But if the people speak, the people speak. And they have. The people will live with it. As will we sadly. You don't think we'll see any of the billion we've given back now do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The destruction of the EU Its democracy I know you EU supporters don't like it... But if the people speak, the people speak. Sadly, it will also be the destruction of the Greek nation if they default. Removed from the Euro, a new Drachma will be hideously devalued. Greece's economy is already a basket case, where do you suppose they are going to get the funds from to buy food, raw materials and energy. It would be a crazy political party that led a nation into darkness and starvation. For those reasons alone, you aren't going to see the end of the EU, just another fudge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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