A time of great distress

The political scene of the next day of this election battle will be totally different from what we have known until today. At least, this has been the common outcome of all opinion polls of the past month.

Practically, today’s polls have a referendum character connected to the presently followed financial policy.

With most Greeks wishing to remain in the Eurozone but at the same time heavily criticizing the chosen economic policy along the lines of which the former Greek government had decided to move, results will be interesting regarding the way this thin balance will have been depicted.

Is there going to be political instability and lack of governance? Will whoever is going to be the leader of the first party be able to form an autonomous government? In a different case, which parties will support the new coalition government? Who is going to be the next premier?

How are the German leadership and the rest of the EU partners going to react? Is Berlin going to initiate the “consequences” about which the German FinMin warned - without explaining exactly what they are about - in case the new Greek government asks to alter what has been agreed related to the bailout package?

For the first time, Greeks go to the polls to choose the new leadership, already knowing that the final outcome might bring along more problems that those which could be solved.

“No one knows what the result will be…” is the answer given even by high standing party officials, thus proving a generally fluid atmosphere prevailing in the political scene.