It is the saga of PASOK, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, that epitomises the apparent collapse of the centre-left, social-democratic party throughout the continent. Between the 1996 election and the 2009 election it was one of the most popular parties in Europe, with vote shares ranging between a low of 38.5% in 2007 and 43.9% in 2009; in the 2012 election it fell spectacularly to a … Continue reading Does Social Democracy have a Future in Europe?