Editing Political realignment (section)

==== Greece ====
* [[May 2012 Greek legislative election]]
** Greece's two main political parties since the restoration of democracy in 1974, [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] and the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] (PASOK), saw a combined fall in support from nearly 80% in 2009 to just one-third for their role in supporting austerity measures to alleviate the [[Greek government-debt crisis]]. At this election, PASOK fell dramatically from first place to third place. This election also saw the shift of left-leaning support to the Eurosceptic [[Coalition of the Radical Left]] (SYRIZA) which has been at the forefront of opposition to the austerity measures and to the neoliberal economic policies of the [[European Union]].