A third and final round of talks in Greece following indecisive elections have failed to come to an agreement over a coalition with the major parties at loggerheads over the details of the EU rescue package for the beleagured Greek economy. New elections are being sought, the fifth time Greeks have been asked to go to the polls since the 2008 economic crash and the second this year.
"We just love democracy so much in Greece" said professor of politics Kostas Panathinaikos of Piraeus University. "We gave it to the world, but we still love it so much. A lot of people are drawing conclusion from the last two elections that we're indecisive and don't know what we want. Thr truth is that democracy is very much entwined in the Greek psyche and we just love it, everything about it. We could have had four different governments made up out of the people we voted for last time, and the time before that, but we want more elections".
Classes are being run in schools and colleges to refine electoral technique. "Despite the number of recent elections", Professor Panathinaikos continued, "it always pays to hone your technique and of course there are new potential voters at every ballot who may feel a crash course is needed to survive among the more experienced voter".
Whatever the outcome of the next vote, uncertainty remains over the ability to form a stable government, but Professor Panathinaikos does not see this as an issue. "There are divisive issues that these elections are being fought on which makes the prospect of a unity government difficult to achieve. We wouldn't have it any other way. We just love democracy that much".
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