''Something has happened in Greece that has not happened like this
anywhere else in Europe: A handful of neophyte politicians,
intellectuals and university professors have taken over the government.
It feels like a small revolution instead of a handover of duties. And
that's not only because many members of the previous administration
deleted their hard drives and took their documents with them, or that
there initially wasn't even any soap in the government headquarters. No,
the new government has upended the rules of the Greek political system
-- and spurred into action a Europe that is still unsure how it should
react to the rebels.
In Athens you can also see the euphoria reflected in the city's
traffic, which is a yardstick for the crisis. The streets had often been
half empty, because fewer people were traveling to work, the gasoline
was expensive, the mood gloomy. But now the city center is just as
clogged as before. The people are once again in motion.
Even though only 36 percent of voters chose Syriza, 60 percent of Greeks are happy with new government's first few days..''
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