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Rodrigo Constantino
Deu no Financial Times: Pre-election threat to stability in Greece
The credibility of Greece’s political class has sunk so low that both main parties of the centre right and centre left have faced problems finding suitable candidates to stand for election early next month.
Politicians are widely denounced as “thieves and traitors”, reflecting a populist view that their corrupt practices while in government were responsible for triggering Greece’s financial collapse.
One veteran political organiser for New Democracy, the conservative frontrunner, said: “The pool of potential candidates [for both main parties] has shrunk, especially in the provinces … Both respected professionals and prominent local government officials have been turning down offers.”
“There are fewer people than usual aspiring to run,” said a senior member of Pasok, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement that is in coalition with the centre-right under Lucas Papademos, the technocrat prime minister.
Campaigning has already started for an election expected to take place on May 6, even though the date will not be officially announced until midweek after parliament has approved another package of structural measures.
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Comentário: Tenho dito e repito que o euro é um projeto político, idealizado pela elite europeia, mais especificamente francesa, que tenta forçar um casamento entre culturas bem diferentes. Agora que a conta da farra chegou, com juros e correção monetária, o clima está péssimo. Os gregos não querem fazer os dolorosos ajustes necessários. A Alemanha, por meio dos burocratas de Bruxelas, tenta impor uma agenda de mais austeridade. Só tem um problema: combinar com os gregos! A democracia pode sobreviver ao projeto centralizador de poder em Bruxelas? Ou o elo fraco joga a toalha e vota sua saída da moeda comum? O tempo dirá. Particularmente, acho pouco provável este casório forçado durar muito mais tempo. O pior é que a fase de uma possível separação amigável pode ter ficado para trás.
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Tensão social na Grécia aumenta
Rodrigo Constantino
Deu no Financial Times: Pre-election threat to stability in Greece
The credibility of Greece’s political class has sunk so low that both main parties of the centre right and centre left have faced problems finding suitable candidates to stand for election early next month.
Politicians are widely denounced as “thieves and traitors”, reflecting a populist view that their corrupt practices while in government were responsible for triggering Greece’s financial collapse.
One veteran political organiser for New Democracy, the conservative frontrunner, said: “The pool of potential candidates [for both main parties] has shrunk, especially in the provinces … Both respected professionals and prominent local government officials have been turning down offers.”
“There are fewer people than usual aspiring to run,” said a senior member of Pasok, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement that is in coalition with the centre-right under Lucas Papademos, the technocrat prime minister.
Campaigning has already started for an election expected to take place on May 6, even though the date will not be officially announced until midweek after parliament has approved another package of structural measures.
[...]
Comentário: Tenho dito e repito que o euro é um projeto político, idealizado pela elite europeia, mais especificamente francesa, que tenta forçar um casamento entre culturas bem diferentes. Agora que a conta da farra chegou, com juros e correção monetária, o clima está péssimo. Os gregos não querem fazer os dolorosos ajustes necessários. A Alemanha, por meio dos burocratas de Bruxelas, tenta impor uma agenda de mais austeridade. Só tem um problema: combinar com os gregos! A democracia pode sobreviver ao projeto centralizador de poder em Bruxelas? Ou o elo fraco joga a toalha e vota sua saída da moeda comum? O tempo dirá. Particularmente, acho pouco provável este casório forçado durar muito mais tempo. O pior é que a fase de uma possível separação amigável pode ter ficado para trás.
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Editorial do WSJ The good news about the latest Greek bailout is that it is much less consequential to Europe or the global economy than the first bailout two years ago. The tragedy is that the cost will be the crushing of the Greek economy and the diminishing...
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By ROBERT BARRO, WSJ Until recently, the euro seemed destined to encompass all of Europe. No longer. None of the remaining outsider European countries seems likely to embrace the common currency. Seven Eastern European countries that recently joined...
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The Economist WHEN Swedes voted in 2003 on whether or not to join the euro, most political and business leaders were strongly in favour. Today even the euro’s supporters are grateful to the 56% of voters who said no. As worried investors push up yields...
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By Gideon Rachman, Financial Times As the European ship heads for the rocks, so the officers in charge are being thrown overboard. This week could see the departure of the prime ministers of both Greece and Italy. But while politicians may come and go,...
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