The toughest challenge

I keep hearing the following phrase: "these guys will never leave," over and over again. Greece is a democratic European state, so they (the government) are bound to leave, just like the ones who will succeed them, at one point. No one can tell exactly when this will happen or in what way. One thing we should have learned by now is that there is little point in making predictions. The life expectancy of our governments has become shortened and usually does not exceed two to two-and-a-half years.

The way in which governments fall has also changed. From a technical point of view there is no pivotal event, such as a crucial Parliament vote regarding new measures, for instance. But the pressure put on deputies by their constituents can become unbearable. No matter how strong their ideological positions may be, whatever insecurities they may nurture regarding making ends meet...