The haunting "lost causes" of the Socialists

José Sócrates, ex-socialist PM 

trying hard to be considered a political prisoner,

while in actual fact he is ONLY a politician in prison. 

The disillusion after the euphoria of the referendum.

When reality sunk in, cruel and real

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Selling illusions to his people, defaulting on deals, 

bankrupt and desperate, 

bringing just MORE hardship and suffering to the Greeks

"Not only was the call for a referendum pointless
in getting Greece "a better deal"
— what Greeks were voting for didn't apply after June 30.
This is because Greece defaulted on its €1.6 billion (£1.1 billion, $1.8 billion) payment to the International Monetary Fund,
and the terms of the bailout were valid only up to that date.
This is not a trivial claim — it's a technical and legal one.
Like most deals, terms and conditions are presented to you on receiving the offer.
A date is applied to your decision,
and you have a deadline to deliver your verdict. 

If something massive happens, 

such as defaulting on payments from another loan you already have, 

this can also invalidate the offer in front of you ".
- Business Insider

Miguel Sousa Tavares, 

a lawyer and political commentator, 
noted that, while the Portuguese Government 

is using Greece to "scare people", 

António Costa, the Socialist party candidate for Prime Minister, 

1) " is struggling with fear of supportng the Socrates government -

of which António Costa was number two, 

and therefore part and parcel 

of the failure of the previous Socialist government; 

2) is afraid of sticking to Syriza

"Je suis Syriza" as was triumphantly proclaimed 
in euphoria by António Costa, is now a matter of shame; 

3) is afraid sticking to the Greek situation; 

and therefore can not be clear on any thing ", 

which facilitates the distancing from the electorate.