Greece 2012

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Expected in February 2012 and posted because I found this poll amusing:

ND 30%
PASOK 15.5%
SYRIZA 14%
KKE 13.5%
Dem Left 9.5%
Nazis 6%
Greenies 4%
DISY 3%
Others 4.5%

It would be great if the KKE placed second!

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Probably Papademos remains as PM, unless PASOK wants to show that is left and accept a nationalist left-wing pro-default coalition.

Sure, if they want to destroy Europe and proceed to be shunned from the continent.

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Number of polls now showing the PASOK in third or worst place behind the Commies or other leftie parties. Also, LAOS seems to be crashing and burning a bit.

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PASOK in fifth and ND at a paltry 30ish percent would be amusing in terms of forming a government out of that. KKE wants nothing to do with any government, to begin with.

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My only hope at this point is that ND does significantly worse than in 2009. Won't change the disgusting nature of these elections, but will alleviate the bitterness of PASOK's rout.

PASOK's rout will be sweet, not bitter. They don't deserve anything better.

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It's true that around the world left-wing parties tend to balkanize, but what is preventing the three left-wing, non-tainted parties from forming a coalition and presenting a united left-wing, pro-default platform? Surely if there was an opportunity for success, this is it.

The KKE is Stalinist and hates SYRIZA, on paper its most likely "ally" with a passion unequaled.

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This is going to be a great election. Hopefully the KKE can lead the Revolution after this.

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This is going to be a great election. Hopefully the KKE can lead the Revolution after this.

In their deep souls KKE leaders know that they are wrong, that their model would neve work. That's way they refuse any coalition with other parties.
i just fear leftist populims at government, but what can they do without possibility of public expenditure?

Do you seriously think my support for the KKE is unironic?

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Wow the Communists could actually stand a chance of winning.

Not actually, no. The KKE is Stalinist and thus has a fairly limited base. I doubt they could do better than 14%. Which would still be their best result.

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It appears as if the even-scarier XA has taken LAOS' support.

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I will probably vote DISY if for no other reason because they are the only reasonable and responsible voice in the current political cacophony.

That's probably not a terrible choice, despite them being ideologically far more right-wing than I am. All the other parties, from a serious standpoint, are irresponsible douches. Now, I don't know if I could resist not voting for the KKE, which is truly a party with so much comedic talent and skill.

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ND 17-20%
SYRIZA 15.5%-18.5%
PASOK 14-17%
ANEL 10-12%
KKE 7.5%-9.5%
XA 6-8%
DIMAR 4.5%-6.5%

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The Greek electoral system is rigged. I don't see how anybody who isn't a hack or an idiot can find anything good in that system.

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KKE would never have participated in any government, certainly not with PASOK and most definitely not with SYRIZA. KKE formally ruled out any coalition with anybody.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E4AXJx3IzdY

Well... that was, ehm, interesting.

Voters are idiots retards who should be shot, mk 999,999,999.

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Remember when somebody confused Gael L'Hermine for the PASOK leader? Those were cool days. I'd wager that this Mr. L'Hermine could have done better than the fat retard.

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Why isn't TheNationalist/TheNazi banned yet?

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Let's hope for a SYRIZA-ANEL-DIMAR coalition.  SYRIZA-DIMAR seems unlikely at this point, but either way, it be the perfect middle finger to Merkel (let's hope Hollande sides with Greece if this government is the case.)

Yes for the Greeks to hang themselves is the best way to spite Merkel.

I don't want to intervene in this debate... but I'll hang my colours to the mast with this. As much as telling Merkie to go f- herself would be fun, the results would be terrible for Greece and for Europe as a whole.

If I were Greek, I'd probably hold my nose and vote ND at this point. They're a terrible party, but I'm not one to join on Tsipras' bandwagon. That guy is a tool and/or moron.

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I just voted for ND for the first time in my life.
The truth is that we face a terrible choice. Our house is on fire and we have to vote either for an incompetent firefighter (Samaras) or for an arsonist (Tsipras). I just hope that I will be able to live for the rest of my life with what I did just a few minutes ago.

I agree with this post, unfortunately. I can't believe I want ND to win, but Tsipras and SYRIZA represents everything I loathe about the left and they're the reason why I'll never be a "real" left-winger despite everything.

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ND seems to have a teeny, tiny edge over the arsonists.

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Go away, Stark. We don't want your drooling over Nazis.

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I don't understand DIMAR too, they're giving legitimacy to this government.

And this is a bad thing... why exactly?

I don't get why the far-left is seemingly crossing fingers for this government to be a disaster, so that Greece falls off the cliff and hence sends the whole world down the drain. Don't you guys know when to stop petty politics and actually think about other factors that partisanship and ideology?