Greek finance minister asks for more time to meet loan terms

Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras warned on Saturday his country needed more time to meet commitments made to EU-IMF lenders so to avoid making the current recession worse.

"The extension of the budgetary adjustment is necessary because of the recession," Stournaras told lawmakers during a three-day parliamentary session that ends Sunday with a confidence vote for the coalition led by conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.

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Greek conservative head Samaras to be sworn in as prime minister

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Deal reached on Greek government

Agreement has been reached on the terms for a new Greek government to be formed of three parties: New Democracy, Pasok and the Democratic Party of the Left, the leader of one of the parties said Wednesday.

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Greeks under pressure in cliffhanger euro election

Greeks angered by austerity take to the polls on Sunday for an election that could decide their future in the euro amid unprecedented external pressure not to vote for a radical leftist firebrand.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was "extremely important" for Greeks to elect lawmakers who would respect the terms of a controversial bailout deal, which Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has promised will be "history" on Monday.