[lbo-talk] [Pen-l] Syriza's Tsipras offers reassurances

[Robert Naiman]

Syriza was *never* going to leave the Eurozone. It was always pro-Euro. It
always claimed that Greece could have gotten a better deal from Europe, and
it always said that if it were in power, it would negotiate a better deal.

Also, if Syriza doesn't work to moderate its image - which is as much due
to the distortions of opponents as to its own past rhetoric - it has no
chance of winning the election and taking power. A key talking point
against Syriza is the current "Syriza premium" on Greek debt. If Syriza's
line were "set Greece's creditors on fire" its chances of winning the next
election would be zero.

Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
(202) 448-2898 x1

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Marv Gandall <marvgand2 at gmail.com> wrote:


> In what has become commonplace as left-wing parties near power, Syriza
> takes pains to reassure policymakers and Greek voters it won't quit
> eurozone, default on debt, or nationalize banks if it forms the next
> government.
>
>
> http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/04/us-greece-politics-syriza-idUSKBN0IO0TJ20141104?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews
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