Guardian
May 6, 2010
Plans for a 'national unity' government are useless – only the Greek public can put the country back together.
The national tragedy that befell Greece yesterday, when three innocent people were murdered by violent extremists who infiltrated a peaceful and massive demonstration in Athens, marks the end of the country's political elite as we know it. It's terrible to turn deaths into a symbol, but the blood spilt symbolises the end of patience, tolerance and passive or active acceptance of the ways of the Greek political class.
A leading Greek journalist, Alexis Papahelas, implies in his column in Kathimerini newspaper that a government of "national unity" is desirable. Such scenarios have been circulating widely in parliament's corridors. I respect Papahelas and I know many Greeks do, but an emergency government featuring "leading personalities" from across the political spectrum will not resolve or improve anything.
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