In the end, even in Greece, the euro crisis has resulted in a de facto change in government. As was the case in the past for Berlusconi, Zapatero, and Papandreou, crisis management forced Athens to change both its negotiating stance and its representatives at the table. This observation might seem counterintuitive considering the significant political boost Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received after his victory in the referendum, but it becomes clearer once one considers what actually happened in Athens last week.

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