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Leftist leader fails to form Greek government
2012-05-10
[Iran Press TV] Greece's leftist SYRIZA coalition and Socialist PASOK party have failed to agree on the formation of a coalition government.

Alexis Tsipras, the head of Coalition of the Radical Left, SYRIZA, said in Athens on Wednesday evening that he had abandoned his efforts to form a coalition government after the pro-austerity parties of Panhellenic Socialist Movement, known as PASOK, and the conservative New Democracy, declined to join an anti-bailout plan, Rooters reported.

PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos confirmed the failure after holding talks with Tsipras.

The New Democracy, SYRIZA, and PASOK respectively finished first, second, and third in parliamentary election on Sunday.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Well, they're certainly off to a good start, aren't they?

To paraphrase Monty Python, Greeks throwing tantrums is no basis for forming a government.
Posted by: Pappy   2012-05-10 21:48  

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