Will Greece Become a Failed State?

A man wrapped in a Greek flag stands in front of advancing riot policemen during a protest near the Greek parliament and Athen's Syntagma square on April 5, 2012, held in reaction to the suicide of an elderly debt-ridden Greek man. An elderly man shot himself in the head on April 4 in Athens' central Syntagma Square, a focal point of anti-austerity protests, reportedly crying out that he did not want to leave his children in debt. Police said the 77-year-old, whose identity was not revealed, killed himself outside the Syntagma metro station, around 100 metres (yards) from parliament, which for two years has been the main rallying point for demonstrations against government austerity measures. AFP PHOTO/ LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) — Lousia Gouliamaki, AFP / Getty Images

A useful introduction to Greek election law in advance of the next round of elections on June 17:

What has particularly exacerbated the crisis is the Greek electoral law. The law is intended to force the Greeks to form a stable central government, despite the chronic inability of Greek politicians to agree upon anything. This time round, the law had the contrary effect of making the formation of a government impossible.