Assessing Syriza’s first month in office: why Greece remains a long way from a break with austerity

The new Greek government, led by the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza), won power on 25 January 2015. Theofanis Exadaktylos assesses the government’s first month in office. He notes that while Syriza won the election with a commitment to renegotiate the country’s bailout agreement, the subsequent negotiations have proven even more challenging than might have been expected, not least due to internal opposition within the party itself.

ESO: Background information: Greece's new anti-austerity coalition http://www.europeansources.info/record/greeces-new-anti-austerity-coalition-commons-library-standard-note/

ESO: Background information: Greece has sent reform plans, a 'valid starting point,' says EU source http://www.europeansources.info/record/greece-has-sent-reform-plans-a-valid-starting-point-says-eu-source/

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