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No matter. Troika power kleptocrats demanded deep cuts - the IMF, EU and European Central Bank (ECB). Money power dictates bankers get paid first. People needs are sacrificed to assure it.
Since crisis conditions began, Greece's three major parties capitulated:
- the social democratic Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) led by banker-sacked former prime minister George Papandreou;
- the center-right New Democracy under Antonis Samaras; and
- the hard right Popular (or People's) Orthodox Rally (LAOS) lead by Georgios Karatzaferis. Until now, it went along.
Ahead of the vote, Karatzaferis said:
"It is unacceptable that right now our politicians' petty political and public relations maneuvering should be leading the country to bankruptcy.""The country is tumbling towards a cliff-edge, and a tough European establishment is putting out the view that Greece cannot be saved and lacks credible politicians. Our politicians back that view with their carryings-on."
Most often on issues of banker capitulation, differences among the three are largely rhetorical. This time LAOS broke with coalition unity.
Nonetheless, at midnight on Sunday, after hours of perfunctory debate, MPs rubber-stamped measures (199 to 74 with 27 abstentions) party leaders agreed on earlier despite tens of thousands raging in Syntagma Square outside parliament throughout the day and night.
Clashes also occurred in Salonika, Patra, Volos, Crete and Corfu. Expect more ahead by growing numbers unwilling to accept social injustice destroying their ability to survive.
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