Young Greeks who have never had a job ponder Sunday's election
- 10 years ago
A latest opinion poll in Greece gives the left wing SYRIZA party a lead of 4.3 percent over its conservative rival New Democracy. The survey conducted on January 19 and 20 puts the radical left group on 31.2 percent, with New Democracy on 27 percent.
There have been warnings that some 100,000 Greek teenagers who have just turned 18 may not be able to vote in the weekend’s elections because there has not been enough time to register them.
Young people who are eligible could play a key role in the outcome.
The youth unemployment rate in Greece stood at 50.6 per cent in the autumn. For many the economic crisis has dominated their whole adult lives.
Giota Vamvaka walks hurriedly across the square. She was caught up at drama rehearsals at college and is late for work.
The 28-year-old has a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and is now doing a second degree in drama studies. But the job she is late for is not related to either, it is in a cafe in downtown Athens where she works part t
There have been warnings that some 100,000 Greek teenagers who have just turned 18 may not be able to vote in the weekend’s elections because there has not been enough time to register them.
Young people who are eligible could play a key role in the outcome.
The youth unemployment rate in Greece stood at 50.6 per cent in the autumn. For many the economic crisis has dominated their whole adult lives.
Giota Vamvaka walks hurriedly across the square. She was caught up at drama rehearsals at college and is late for work.
The 28-year-old has a bachelor’s degree in sociology, and is now doing a second degree in drama studies. But the job she is late for is not related to either, it is in a cafe in downtown Athens where she works part t