nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20230527-111030-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 230527s2023||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20230527-111030-0 doi eng 342 23 Kampourakis, Ioannis Author aut A Return of Mainstream Politics? - The Greek Election and the Demise of Syriza Kampourakis, Ioannis Verfassungsblog 2023-05-27 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Greek election results of Sunday 21 May 2023 had a seismic effect, with many commentators juxtaposing them to the elections of 2015, when Syriza’s dramatic victory marked the overhaul of the pre-crisis political system. This time, the circle of crisis politics is said to be complete. Syriza’s devastating defeat with a margin just above 20% supposedly marks the end of a polarized era and the desire to return to ‘mainstream politics’. These elections made clear that there is currently no articulated, alternative vision of social ordering that could inspire and successfully challenge the current constellation of social forces. CC BY-SA 4.0 Austerity Election law neoliberalism Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-return-of-mainstream-politics/ raw object