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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Greece to form new government, reports say

Greek President Karolos Papoulias, right, meets with Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras before giving him a mandate to form a government in Athens, Monday, June 18, 2012. Samaras, who came first in Sunday's national election, says he will meet with leaders of all parties "that believe in Greece's European orientation and the euro" this afternoon in order to form a new coalition government. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis, Pool)It took awhile, but Greece will soon have a new government. Antonis Samaras, whose conservative New Democracy party won Sunday's elections, is set to be sworn in as prime minister, Reuters reports.



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