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Monday, June 18, 2012

Greek coalition talks to enter 2nd day

Head of Greece's radical left-wing Syriza party Alexis Tsipras waves to his supporters in Athens, late Sunday, June 17, 2012. Alexis Tsipras and his party shot to prominence in the May 6 vote, where he came a surprise second and quadrupled his support since the 2009 election. Syriza party has vowed to rip up Greece's bailout agreements and repeal the austerity measures, which have included deep spending cuts on everything from health care to education and infrastructure, as well as tax hikes and reductions of salaries and pensions. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)Negotiations to form a government in crisis-struck Greece look set to enter a second day, after the head of the country's socialist party insisted on a broad coalition and said negotiations must wrap up by the end of Tuesday.