Power has become centralised in Greek politics since the crisis and this is unlikely to change under Syriza

Numerous studies have sought to capture the economic effect of the Greek debt crisis on the country, but how has the crisis affected the balance of power between central and regional/local authorities in Greece? Eleftherios Antonopoulos writes that the reaction to the crisis has significantly weakened local and regional levels of government. He also notes that the fact that Syriza and the Independent Greeks are not strongly represented at the level of local and regional politics ensures this is unlikely to change under the current ruling coalition.