Article: Greece elections: In times like these, the EU has far more dangerous adversaries than Syriza
Author: Patrick Cockburn
Date Published: January 27, 2015
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Author: Patrick Cockburn
Date Published: January 27, 2015
Hyperlink: Click here to read this article
The article explains how there are major political shifts occurring in Greece at the moment. The article explains how Greece's poor economy is sharply declining. The article then goes on to explain that a political party called SYRIZA has taken dominance in Greek government. Near the end of the article, it is explained that SYRIZA poses a threat to the EU due to it not accepting many proposed programs.
I find this article to be quite astonishing because it scares me that Greek's already weak economy is declining even further. With the dominance of the SYRIZA party, Greek poses a threat to the European Union due to it not supporting many of its propositions. The fact that Greece is in economic decline and is having problems with the EU alarms me because it means that Greek may be isolated in Europe without much opportunity to redeem themselves.
This article is important to Greek politics because it displays that there is immense political realignment occurring in Greece. With political realignment comes issues of whether the new government will be able to best govern its citizens. With a new government led by SYRIZA, many countries in Europe have stopped supporting Greece as the party poses a threat to other nations within the European Union.