''(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY In Greece the economic situation is driving an increasing number of people to take their own lives. While these are only a few cases, the rest of the population is also feeling some level of hopelessness. It is a feeling that, unfortunately, is entirely justified. That's why, when the next Greek election is held on June 17, an anti-bailout party is almost certain to win.
In the run-up to the last election it was big news when an elderly man killed himself and left a note blaming the financial crisis. Now it is routine. The English-language news site Ekathimerini has reported at least five suicides in the last month. The most recent was a 62-year-old man who died yesterday. Before the financial crisis first began, Greece had the lowest suicide rate in Europe -- 2.8 per 100,000 people. From 2009 to 2011 Greece's suicide rate increased 22 percent, according to a report by Attikon Hospital...
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