So you think the turmoil in Greece may result in something different? Think again. It turns out the Greek politicians are apparently picked like actors in a Mexican TV soap. Either they come from the same family, or they are related by some other strange coincidence. I wonder if after calling each other dangerous they get together to watch Olimpiakos vs. Panathinaikos?
George (Yorgos) Papandreu is the son and grandson of prime-ministers. Antonis Samaras, the leader of the opposition who refuses to join him in a coalition government was his roommate in college.
Konstantinos Kamaralis, the previous prime-minister, also comes from a political dynasty as his uncle founded the party.
Because these guys also inherit the given names of their predecessors, the records of the Greek parliament read like a Garcia Marquez novel. Incidentally, Greece has the world record for most years in default since independence. About 50% of the time since 1821 (click for reference)
There are other families like the Mitsotakis themselves related to the Venizelos (the current finance minister is allegedly not related to these which would be in itself astounding event.)
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