The erosion of established rules and the growing unpredictability of the international landscape are becoming the new “normal,” with direct consequences for the global economy and for Greece in particular. The country faces an additional challenge: It has effectively entered a prolonged preelection period, with an increasing number of market participants warning about the impact of political uncertainty on economic confidence. What is needed, therefore, is at least a basic level of consensus to safeguard the progress achieved through years of effort and sacrifice – not a bidding war of promises and unrealistic expectations.