Greek politicians have rarely been so unpopular. Back at home for the carni val holiday weekend, one lawmaker was thumped with a fake plastic club. Others were dubbed thieves, vagabonds and trai tors by angry voters. Even backbenchers are blamed for the country's deepening economic woes, whether they come from the conservative New Democracy party, a reckless borrower when in power, or the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Pasok), which failed to clean up the mess.
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