OUR bipartisanship not “preserved” in the latter elections. This time, however, it is not the fault of disillusionment with the political system or some kind of protest vote directed against the rulers. The strategic defeat of the official opposition changed the political scene and exposed the worst-case scenario for SYRIZA: An image of powerful power and doomed constant opposition. In 2019, Piraeus and Komunduru together scored a percentage that reached 71.38%. 13 days ago, they barely managed to score over 60%. SYRIZA lost 11.5 points, causing a “political earthquake”.

“Kashetian bipartisanship” is a new phenomenon for the Greek data. The centre-left, if they decided to unite, would not be able to overcome the percentages of the right faction. SYRIZA together with PASOK And KKE gain 38.76%, three points behind the leader. New Democracy. Even her participation Freedom of navigation, almost passed into Parliament, will not be enough. To defeat him, the participation of MeRA25 will be required. Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The official opposition has big problems, because in the case of the “historic defeat” on May 21, it not only has a powerful government as an opponent, but also feels the “breath” of PASOK.

What’s the big difference? self-sufficient governments with a strong parliamentary presence, many were post-colonial. But it was always accompanied by strong official opposition. With the exception of two electoral contests in the 1970s, when the wounds of the dictatorship healed and citizens defected to the supporters, the biggest difference between the first and second was recorded in 1981.

Many self-sufficient governments with a strong parliamentary presence have existed since the post-colonial period, but there has always been a strong official opposition.

“Change” PASOK swept away everything from him Andrea Papandreou become prime minister with 48.07%. New Democracy lost by 12.2 points, but maintained a high percentage (35.87%), which gave hope for its recovery. A similar picture was in other pre-election battles, where the difference was relatively large. In 2009, the “blue faction” lost again with 10.45% and a percentage of 33.94%.

With the constant growth of the official opposition, there were competitions in which the difference between the first and second places was within the statistical error and fluctuated within 1.07–3.74%.

SYRIZA wants to prove on June 25 that the vital space it occupies is important and remains the party of power. Data from the 1980s onwards leave no room for doubt about bipartisanship, as in some cases the second and third parties differed by about 35 points. The exception was the fragmentation of the political system due to the economic crisis of 2012. Typical examples are the elections of 2000 (ND: 42.73% – KKE: 5.52%) and 2004 (PASOK: 40.55% – KKE): 5.90%). During the reign of N.D. – PASOK, the third pole has almost always been the KKE, outside of the brackets are the United Coalition (1989-1990), the Political Spring in 1993 and the Golden Dawn in 2015.

The result of the previous elections highlights another lame bipartisanship. The game on the centre-left field remains open, and New Democracy is acquiring different characteristics from the party of Konstantinos Karamanlis. He appears to be largely consolidating his dominance in the Center area. The first important “stone” was thrown in July 2019. It is expected that Alexis Tsipras’ counterattack will be predominantly from the left. The first understanding of the phraseology that he used during his visits to Nicaea and Keracini leads to this conclusion. He appeals to the anti-right sentiments of voters who did not elect him in the previous vote, trying to gradually restore their percentages, as the ballot box in the municipal elections is not far off.