Greeks prepare for Sunday vote

Beautiful Greece is in a gloomy mood as the citizens of the Austerity-weary country prepare to go to the polls on Sunday, with campaigning taking place against a backdrop of public protest.

Many have blamed politicians for the painful austerity that has slashed pensions and wages. Big Socialist and Conservative parties are bearing the brunt of public anger.

“The two main Greek parties have signed what Greece’s future will be for many years to come and it’s a one-way street for Greeks to put them through even more hardships,” said agriculturist Kostas Georgiou, speaking in Athens. “It is a road towards disaster
and not prosperity.”

“Why should I vote? Should I vote for those thieves?” asked pensioner Stratos, also in the Greek capital. “I could vote for a small party but not for the two big ones. No. I used to vote for the Socialist PASOK party. I won’t now.”

In these circumstances, a face to face approach might not be an ideal one due to which internet is getting the message across to voters.

“We cannot find them outside and talk to them. They don’t want to talk with us. They think all politicians are corrupted,” said conservative New Democracy candidate Panagiotis Haskos. “So the most important thing is to approach younger generations. We are
trying to get them involved in this way.”

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Posted by Taimoor Tariq on May 3 2012. Filed under Europe. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry