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The PM has assured us that the new, progressive political tent with SYRIZA at its core will cover the entire political spectrum 'from Social Democracy to the popular right'.

In short, no one adjusted to the world of the ruling party.  On the contrary, SYRIZA was forced to adjust to the real world, in turn forcing citizens to pay an extremely high price.

Regling said there are pending issues which Greece must handle before the release of the fiscal surveillance report, on 27 February.

One would have expected, however, that a younger generation of politicians and those who preached a “new” kind of politics would have a different paradigm in wielding power.

The PM again promised battles and struggles to avert a restoration of the extreme-right, referring to main opposition New Democracy

Whoever criticises the prime minister is either on the extreme right, or corrupt, or a protector of the old political system which led us into the crisis

A glance at the statements and analyses of European politicians and players is enough to realise that we cannot expect substantial changes.

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