Die Radikalisierung der griechischen Parteienlandschaft -Griechenland nach den Parlamentswahlen am 6. Mai 2012
The Radicalisation of the Greek Political Landscape. Greece after the Parliamentary Election of 6 May 2012

Summary/Abstract: The Greek parliamentary elections of 6 May 2012 have marked the end of the traditional two-party-system dominating Greek politics since 1974. They proved that Greece’s political landscape has radicalized. Conservative Nea Dimokratia (ND) won the polls but marginally failed to achieve the number of votes needed to form an outright majority in parliament. Socialist PASOK – being considered the main culprit for Greece’s financial situation – placed a distant third. The radical leftist party Syriza that renounces the Troika’s bailout memorandum is now a major player on the scene and might become something like the “new PASOK”. One of the topics dominating the electoral campaign prior to 6 May 2012 was (irregular) migration to Greece. The fascist party Chryssi Avgi (Golden Dawn) made it its priority, but PASOK and ND were also fishing in the far right vote, thus contributing to poisoning the climate in Greek society. While in the electoral period before May 6th parties were divided between those in favor of the bailout-program and those renouncing it, in the period before the next elections on 17 June 2012 all parties have been distancing themselves from the memorandum and its harsh austerity measures.

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