'Broken and Can't be Fixed': The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Greek Party System

The Greek election of May 2012 failed to produce a government, resulting in repeat elections six weeks later. This shock outcome was a symptom of a broader delegitimation of the national political system. Over the past decade Eurobarometer data show a much more extensive loss of confidence in politi...

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Published in:The International spectator 2014-01, Vol.49 (1), p.18-35
Main Author: Verney, Susannah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2012 elections
Debt
Discontent
Economic conditions
Economic Crises
Economic crisis
Elections
European Union
Extreme Right
far right
Greece
Greeks
Party systems
Political institutions
Political Parties
Political Power
Political Systems
Public opinion
radical left
Radical parties
Radicals
Trust
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Summary:The Greek election of May 2012 failed to produce a government, resulting in repeat elections six weeks later. This shock outcome was a symptom of a broader delegitimation of the national political system. Over the past decade Eurobarometer data show a much more extensive loss of confidence in political institutions in Greece than in the European Union as a whole. In a first phase, rising political discontent was managed within the traditional political framework through alternation in power between the two major parties. In contrast, the second phase, following the outbreak of the Greek sovereign debt crisis, led to the dramatic fragmentation of the party system and changed the mode of government formation. This process is not reversible and entails serious democratic dangers.
ISSN:0393-2729
1751-9721
DOI:10.1080/03932729.2014.877222