"In the old days," sighed Athens Tavernkeeper Costa Pandelidis, "elections were elections. There were free drinks. There were bands and songs and dancing. There was bloodshed. The walls were plastered with pictures of candidates. This year the government has forbidden posters and forbidden outdoor meetings. This is not an election; this is nothing but rice pudding."
The Greek voters, as they go to the polls next week, will find in the pudding mainly the same old-line politicians who have seasoned Greece's 20 cabinets and two elections since World War II. But there are two new parties:
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