So what is going to happen now? After months of anticipation the elections took place a few days ago and the country is still without a government (at the time this post was written). Not surprisingly none of the big parties won the majority and not even the big names of politics are guaranteed to take a seat in the parliament. The mandate to form a new government has been going back and forth among parties like a table tennis ball.
Whatever happens with the elections and whether there will be a second round in June, new austerity measures will have to be passed in June on top of the existing taxes.
So what is left for Greece after the elections? No government and the rise of the far-right party Golden Dawn that continues to rise echoing the increase in popularity of Marine Le Pen and her far-right National Front party in the French presidential elections.
And an overwhelming mistrust and aversion of the electorate towards political parties (so nothing new there!).
The most worrying message of the elections is of course the rise of the far-right with their radical views on immigrants. Their suggestion was to put minefields in the Greek borders to deter immigrants from entering the country.
Not only that but other political parties have said that on the day of the election Golden Dawn members entered polling stations and started threatening and bullying people.
So, with the threat of the exit from the euro still looming do we have the politicians that we deserve? What do you think?