Whims and disagreements

Neither the center-right nor, more importantly, the country can take another Mitsotakis-Samaras tiff that will cause political turmoil. It cannot take another rift between ruling New Democracy's pro-Mitsotakis and pro-Karamanlis camps either. It has already been through both, with this and the previous generation.

The Greek people went through a lot for more than a decade. They paid a heavy price for the arrogant and wasteful ways of the political system, which resulted in bankruptcy and crippling austerity. Then it paid another heavy price for SYRIZA's opportunistic experiments. Now it is enjoying a period of political stability for the first time in many years. A large part of society is under tremendous pressure, but there is no doubt that the insecurity about what tomorrow will bring is gone. The country also earned back its international credibility with a lot of effort...