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> They simply don't have a democratic mandate they were elected this January (democratically)
by return0 11y ago
> They simply don't have a democratic mandate
they were elected this January (democratically)
- konstruktor 11y agoThey were elected based on their promise not to accept more austerity. I would agree with parent that they don't have a democratic mandate to do the opposite now, even if they could legally do it.
- vacri 11y agoA mandate is an authorisation to do something, not an open-ended power. The rest of that quoteed phrase references what the mandate was about - they were elected on a campaign to do the opposite course of action.
- return0 11y agoThen whats the point of the referendum. If they insist on non-austerity, make a plan outside the euro.