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"Elections change nothing. There are rules." -- Wolfgang Schäuble (in reference to the election of a Greek government in 2015)

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Do you suggest the new government should be allowed to disrespect the obligations and commitments of the previous one, just because it's newly elected?

[Well, in a way, they are free to do so -- at the risk of losing every bit of credibility as a debtor... What Schäuble pointed out is: if you want more money, respect your obligations]

Absolutely it does. There are good reasons why respect for the principle of equal rights among nations is enshrined in international treaties. Germany has been the biggest benefactor of that, and a German minister shouldn't ride roughshod over the will of the people of another nation.

> at the risk of losing every bit of credibility as a debtor

This mentality about debtor and creditor nations within the EU will eventually destroy the Euro.

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