Funny how the party that doesn't think the Greek people should endure ......

[KingCharlemagne]

49. This is really astute analysis and I must defer to your superior understanding

of the various Marxist factions in Greece. I don't know by what right the KKE think she should be the primary partner in any coalition with Syriza, since KKE's showing (while improved somewhat over the last round of elections) is nowhere near that of Syriza's. I think your guess as to why Syriza formed a coalition with Independent Greeks is as good as any; I have yet to hear or read any convincing explanation from Syriza's people why it formed that coalition.

I do not know enough about the Greek parliamentary system to know whether Syriza could have formed a 'minority government' but, again, your opinion on this matches my own; while Syriza did not win an outright majority, it won a convincing plurality and the burden should be on opposition MPs to demonstrate a united front in opposition, something which seems highly unlikely.

Thanks for taking the time to explain your thoughts in such fine detail. A real pleasure.