In shattered economy, Greek PM claims mantle of stability

[unhappycamper]

http://www.ekathimerini.com/200311/article/ekathimerini/news/in-shattered-economy-greek-pm-claims-mantle-of-stability



In shattered economy, Greek PM claims mantle of stability
NIKOS CHRYSOLORAS, ELENI CHREPA & CHRISTOS ZIOTIS
13:50

Rarely has a prime minister overseen so much financial destruction in so little time while tightening his grip on power.

After winning an election on a wave of populism in January, Greece’s Alexis Tsipras finds himself running a country in a state of economic emergency. His government rations money to the parts of society that need it most; bank stocks have collapsed more than 60 percent in three days; and some officials fret that Greece is still one accident away from leaving the euro.

And yet, Tsipras’s popularity remains unchallenged. While his critics say no one deserves more blame for playing a game of brinkmanship that he could never win, polls show his Coalition of the Radical Left, or SYRIZA, has as much as twice the support of its nearest rival.

One senior aide said his shift toward the center of the political spectrum makes him the only guarantor of stability ahead of another possible election in coming months.

[Fred Sanders]

1. The fact is that Syriza and Greece have survived.....and socialist and still popular Syriza leading the way is being given the credit due.