SYRIZA’s aim for ‘progressive gov’t’ stymied

The narrative of "progressive governance" espoused by SYRIZA is constantly coming up against a brick wall put up by prospective candidate partners.

As a result the party has been constantly modifying its strategy combined with a dose of pressure on center-left PASOK.

SYRIZA's shifts are an attempt to show that progressive governance excludes the second elections with a different electoral system in July that ruling New Democracy wants, as well as the risk of successive elections.

It is a fact that the simple proportional representation is the only electoral system in which the parliamentary majority does not depend entirely on the ranking of the parties.

It is the tool that favors coalition governments and in exceptional, but not unlikely, cases could support a coalition of two or even three minority forces.

From the outset, SYRIZA leader Alexis...