Poll shows Greece electing pro-bailout government

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3. Opinion polls show that 70% of Greeks want to remain part of the eurozone

Opinion polls show that 70% of Greeks want to remain part of the eurozone. Only the parties of the extreme left and right want it to exit. Four-fifths voted for parties that would prefer to keep Greece in, although their views on the price to be paid to achieve that goal differ.

Far from revealing that Greeks want to exit the euro, the election results send out a clear signal that the policy framework imposed since the crisis began has been wrong and needs to be rethought.

The majority of the electorate supported parties that would prefer to keep Greece in Europe, while delivering a strong rebuke to the two traditional parties of government, New Democracy and Pasok, for having brought Greece to bankruptcy and then being associated with the "austerity memorandum" – the terms of the troika bailout packages.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/13/greece-must-stay-eurozone

Greeks obviously want to stay a part of Europe but realize that their traditional parties have represented the elites who have brought the country to this point. Somehow they will have to raise taxes and make them more progressive by eliminating exemptions enjoyed by the rich so that Greece can pay for the progressive government policies which the rest of Europe takes for granted.

That is not an easy task.