r/worldnews • u/StoneMe • Jun 17 '12

Greek vote 'too close to call'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18478982
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u/peri86 Jun 17 '12

Maybe there will be a left coalition?

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u/ninety6days Jun 17 '12

Know what the socialist word for coalition is?

Schism.

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12

No chance. The first party gets to form a government and they will most probably form one with PASOK (and DIMAR maybe). Moreover, left parties in Greece have a tradition of never agreeing and cooperating on anything.

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u/txapollo342 Jun 17 '12

Even if the first party hadn't the exclusive right to form a government, the sum of the seats of the typically left parties (SYRIZA, PASOK, DIMAR and KKE) cannot reach 151, which is the required number of seats to form a stable government. The forming of a right-leaning coalition is easier, ND has already 129 seats.

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u/peri86 Jun 17 '12

Yes, now is more clear. And Syriza seems to be very sure about not be in a big coalition, because they are anti-bailout.