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Dealing with populists in government

The Syriza-Anel coalition in Greece

Bibliographic Data

ID5833744
AuthorsParis Aslanidis (0000-0002-9454-7001, Yale University, corresponding author), Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser (0000-0002-5453-3318, Diego Portales University)
Year2016
Volume23
Issue6
Pages1077-1091
Publication date2016-03-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDemocratization (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1351-0347 • E-ISSN: 1743-890X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13510347.2016.1154842
OpenAlexW2343125793
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited21

The Great Recession triggered an unprecedented level of political turmoil in Greece, leading to a major readjustment of the party system and the near disappearance of the once mighty socialists of PASOK. Gradually, SYRIZA - a radical-leftist-turned-populist party - rose to become the key electoral player under the aegis of its young and popular leader, Alexis Tsipras. SYRIZA eventually won two general elections in 2015 and ruled together with the populist radical right Independent Greeks (ANEL) as junior partner, a coalition of great analytical significance, representing the first ever governing alliance of left-wing and right-wing populist parties in Europe. This contribution investigates reactions to the SYRIZA-ANEL government, giving special emphasis to measures undertaken by domestic and external actors. A key finding that warrants further research is that, under the same conditions of economic crisis that bring populists to power, economic institutions and material constraints can play an important role in taming populist actors and socializing them into the standard rules of the liberal democratic regime

Coalition government · Extreme right · Greeks · Left-wing politics · Populism · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Religion and Society Interactions · Turkey's Politics and Society

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