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Showing posts with label elections in greece. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Samaras sworn in as Greece prime minister

Amid economic turmoil that threatens the entirety of Europe, country begins to from a new government.

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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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Greek conservative head sworn in as PM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The head of Greece's conservative party, Antonis Samaras, has been sworn in as prime minister to head a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments.

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Greece parties agree coalition government


BBC News

Greece parties agree coalition government
BBC News
A deal has been struck to form a new Greek coalition government, say the parties involved. Antonis Samaras of New Democracy, the party which narrowly won Sunday's elections, has met President Karolos Papoulias to confirm the deal.
Greece parties seal coalition deal, problems loom |Reuters
Greece Reaches Deal to Form GovernmentWall Street Journal
Greece Is Poised to Form New CoalitionNew York Times
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Greece Reaches Deal to Form Government

Pasok head Evangelos Venizelos said a deal has been reached to form a coalition government in Greece. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras is set to be sworn in as prime minister.

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Greek parties reach deal to form a coalition government


New York Post

Greek parties reach deal to form a coalition government
New York Post
ATHENS -- Greece's Socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos said Wednesday that his Pasok party, the conservative New Democracy and the Democratic ...

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Debt crisis: Greece 'forms coalition government'

Agreement has been reached on a new government in Greece, according to Evangelos Venizelos, the socialist leader whose party will join a three-way coalition.


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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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Has Greece got a government yet?

Greece is hopeful that a government can be formed as early as Wednesday after the leaders of three political parties signaled that talks among them were going well.

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Greek parties agree to form government

A street vendor holds an umbrella to avoid the sun in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. European leaders are locked in a fierce debate over how to solve the debt crisis that is killing off growth on the continent, including whether to ease up on the terms of Greece's bailout deal.(AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis )The three parties that back Greece's commitments to bailout creditors have agreed in principle to form a coalition government and are negotiating the final details, officials said Wednesday.



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Greek socialist party head says coalition government could be ...


New York Times


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Renewed push for Greek coalition

Talks between three parties on forming a new coalition government in Greece are set to resume on Wednesday, amid intense international pressure.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Stocks in Greece Rally to One-Month High After Election


Stocks in Greece Rally to One-Month High After Election
Businessweek
Greek stocks rallied to a one-month high after pro-bailout parties obtained more than half the seats in national elections, easing concern the country will leave ...

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Greek coalition talks to continue

Socialist PASOK party says it will only enter coalition with broad support before lending its crucial support.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Greek coalition talks set to continue

Socialist PASOK party says it will only enter coalition with broad support before lending its crucial support.

WORLD: TimesCast | Greek Election Analysis

On Sunday, Greece’s New Democracy party narrowly defeated the leftist Syriza party, which had spoke of tearing up Greece’s loan agreement with its foreign creditors.





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.



Europe looks on as Greek victors seek coalition

Wary confidence among investors as pro-bailout New Democracy party tries to build new gov't that would keep Greece in eurozone



Greek vote 'a victory' for Europe?

The pro-bailout New Democracy party claimed "a victory for all Europe" after topping Sunday's parliamentary elections in Greece. The vote is seen as a referendum on the euro's survival.

What next for ailing Greece after vote?

Greece is at the heart of the European debt crisis -- and the weekend election was a critical test of the eurozone's ability to retain its common currency. CNN experts analyse what the result means.