http://www.radio4all.net/program/60804Podcast for Program: From Austerity's Ashes - The Greek Left & the ElectionsSat, 16 Jun 2012 14:48:25 +0000240http://www.radio4all.net/program/60804On the eve of Greece's parliamentary elections, the emergence of a leftist coalition as a major power broker in Greek politics has the international business press in a tizzy. But in Greece, crushed by austerity measures imposed from abroad, their patrimony auctioned to the highest bidder, and skewered by world opinion, the populace finally had enough. Last month Greek voters routed the two main political parties that approved the Greek bailout deal, instead giving 16 percent of the vote to Syriza, or the Party of the Radical Left. Syriza forced new elections rather than join a government with the parties it blames for holding Greece hostage to European bankers. Those elections take place tomorrow. From Athens with Maria Margaronis, London correspondent for The Nation magazine. Sounds Of Dissent radioSat, 16 Jun 2012 14:48:25 +0000