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CNN Blog
| 11 months ago
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras was sworn in Wednesday as Greece's new prime minister, following months of political uncertainty for the debt-stricken country. He was inaugurated at the presidential mansion after meeting with President Karolos...
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The Courier-Mail
| 11 months ago
Antonis Samaras has been sworn in as the prime minister of a new Greek coalition, as he took up the challenge of trying to revise the terms an unpopular EU-IMF bailout deal. "I wish you good luck because the problems you have ahead of you are many...
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National Public Radio
| 11 months ago
New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras has been sworn in as Greek prime minister, correspondent Joanna Kakissis and Sky News report . As Joanna reported earlier for our Newscast Desk, Samaras' conservative New Democracy party came in first during...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Orestis Panagiotou/EPA Antonis Samaras, head of Greece 's conservative New Democracy party, has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister, following his victory in Sunday's general election. New Democracy, the socialist party Pasok, and the...
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Los Angeles Times
| 11 months ago
Greece has a government,' party leader says Three days after a nail-biting election, politicians in Greece have struck a deal on a power-sharing government that will encompass both left and right, a leader of one of the participating parties said.
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CNN
| 11 months ago
Greek politicians reached a deal Wednesday to form a new government that promises to uphold the nation's financial commitments, while also seeking to renegotiate its unpopular bailout agreement. The conservative New Democracy party, which won the...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
Antonis Samaras, the leader of the New Democracy party, which won Sunday's election, has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister. The ceremony came shortly after he agreed a coalition government with the Socialists (Pasok) and the smaller...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 11 months ago
Greek pro-austerity parties have struck a deal to form a coalition government, the leader of the Greek socialist Pasok party says. The announcement follows three days of negotiations with the centre-right New Democracy, which narrowly won Sunday's...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Democratic Left party to form a coalition government after protracted negotiations. Evangelos Venizelos, a former finance minister, said after talks with Samaras Wednesday.
He added that the country will be represented at the upcoming...
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MarketWatch
| 11 months ago
A deal between the pro-bailout New Democracy party and socialist Pasok has been struck to form a new coalition government following parliamentary elections on Sunday, news reports said. Details of who the ministers will be are expected to be...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
Evangelos Venizelos addresses the media after a meeting with leader of New Democracy party Antonis Samaras (not in picture) on 20 June in the Parliament building in Athens, Greece...His announcement came after he held talks with the conservative...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) — Greece's presidency says Antonis Samaras, the head of the conservative New Democracy party that came first in Sunday's election, will soon be sworn in as prime minister.
The presidency said the ceremony would take place...
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Associated Press
| 11 months ago
Greece has a government, the head of the country's socialist party said Wednesday, ending nearly seven weeks of political uncertainty which threatened to plunge Europe deeper into a financial crisis with global repercussions...Discussions were still...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
New Democracy won the vote but needs other parties to form a majority coalition.
Democratic Left spokesman Gerasimos Georgatos said his party is committed to joining a government headed by the conservatives.
"We are...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) — Hundreds of poverty-stricken Greeks are queuing for free vegetable handouts as politicians try to finalize a potential power-sharing deal that would end weeks of political uncertainty.
Leaders of three parties backing the...
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The Economic Times
| 11 months ago
Greece on Wednesday was close to forming a coalition that will try to revise an unpopular EU-IMF bailout deal and pull the country out of a harrowing recession that has doomed its recovery efforts. After two months of political deadlock, the...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Democratic Left," he said after several hours of negotiations. "I repeat that this government must be formed as soon as possible. Greece's bailout funds.
Such a government would broadly fulfill Greece's pledges to its bailout creditors...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) A coalition government could be formed by mid-Wednesday in Greece, the head of the country's socialist party said Tuesday, easing the nation out of a political limbo as it struggles to deal with a financial crisis that is already...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Greece will have a new pro-bailout coalition government in place by Wednesday, said the leader of the Socialist Pasok party, Evangelos Venizelos. Following Sunday's narrow victory by the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, Antonis Samaras has...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
Democratic Left are poised to agree on the formation of a government on Tuesday. Independent Greeks have rejected the chance to join the administration, Kathimerini informs. Conservative chief Antonis Samaras has met with the leaders of all the...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Greece's conservatives expect to be able to form a coalition government with the Socialists on Tuesday, allowing the two parties that dominated politics for decades to share power despite a major anti-establishment election vote. Conservative New...
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SF Gate
| 11 months ago
Oli Scarff / Getty Images The changing of the guard at the Greek Parliament after New Democracy's win...In a squeaker election Sunday, the pro-bailout New Democracy party in Greece won just under 30 percent of the vote, giving it the mandate to build...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
New Democracy to 'clinch coalition deal' Zeenews Bureau Athens: Greece is on its way to get a coalition government with Conservatives saying that they will form the government along with the Socialists and a small centre-left party on Tuesday.
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Speculation about the Los Angeles media event is that the company plans to unveil either a tablet computer or a system that uses an upcoming version of Windows to help people access TV shows and movies across a range of devices. Greece's election...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
Evangelos Venizelos enters in the Greek Parliament to meet New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras (not pictured), in Athens, Greece, 18 June 2012...Vanizelos, a former Finance Minister, has insisted on a broad coalition. "The most crucial thing for us...
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CNN
| 11 months ago
Greece took a step back from the brink this weekend, but the nation faces a long road to recovery. Despite the "victory" of a pro-bailout political party in Sunday's election, the final composition of the next Greek government has yet to be...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) — 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.
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Evangelos Venizelos , a former finance minister , said Monday that the "broadest possible" consensus must be found between the parties that won parliamentary seats in Sunday's election. The conservative New Democracy party won Sunday's ballot, but...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Voting was held Sunday for the crucial elections in Greece with an expectation that they would determine the country's future in the Eurozone, with the main contenders being the right-wing New Democracy and left-wing Syriza. New Democracy won 129 of...
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The Economic Times
| 11 months ago
Greece is on track to get a new coalition government composed of the two parties that broadly back its bailout from European partners and the IMF ...Below are the main points which Greece's new government will want to renegotiate with the so-called "...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
Antonis Samaras , the leader of Greece 's conservative New Democracy party, which eked out a narrow victory in Sunday's crucial election, has told investors they can be calm now. "First of all I feel great relief for what happened. They (investors)...
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B92
| 11 months ago
Greece's New Democracy party, described as "conservative and pro-European", has won in the repeated parliamentary elections held on Sunday. (Beta) According to estimates, the party won 131 mandates, while left-wing Syriza received 69. Independent...
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CNN Blog
| 11 months ago
Two elections, two interim prime ministers and 221 days since Greece last had an elected government, Greek President Karolas Papoulias will ask the leader of the center-right New Democracy party Monday to try to hammer out a coalition. The pro-...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) — Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras will launch coalition talks Monday after coming first in national elections that follow weeks of uncertainty over the debt-crippled country's future in Europe's joint currency.
The...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras is to launch coalition-building talks after coming first in national elections that follow weeks of uncertainty over the debt-crippled country's future in Europe's joint currency. With 129 of...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
Photo by Bloomberg The conservative pro-bailout party New Democracy has won the parliamentary elections in Neighboring Greece with a very narrow lead. After the final ballot count, New Democracy emerged ahead with 29.96% of the vote and 130 (80 + 50...
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International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Greeks have chosen the pro-bailout party New Democracy over the much-feared anti-bailout Syriza providing a big breather for both the country and the eurozone, since Greece is likely to stay within the single currency bloc. Share This Story The...
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Voice of America
| 11 months ago
June 17, 2012 Greece's pro-bailout parties won a slim parliamentary majority in Sunday's elections, after an inconclusive general election in May failed to produce a government. Socialists taking 12.3 percent. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
The narrow election victory of Greece's pro-bailout New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to quickly form a cabinet. The eurozone group said reforms were Athens' "best guarantee" to overcome tough economic and...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
The anti-bailout Syriza party has conceded defeat in the crucial polls and its leader, Alexis Tsipras, has said his leftist party will not join a coalition government. A vote against the pro-bailout party could have forced Greece to leave the joint...
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Chinadaily
| 11 months ago
The pro-bailout conservative New Democracy party beat the anti-bailout leftist Syriza party in Greece's crucial election on Sunday, but forming a coalition government as desired by the winning party won't come easy. Interior Ministry's latest partial...
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Washington Post
| 11 months ago
In a short victory speech, New Democracy leader and likely prime minister Antonis Samaras called the outcome a victory for all Europe. Today the Greek people expressed the will to stay anchored within Europe, honor their commitments and foster growth,...
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NY Daily News
| 11 months ago
The euro lived to see another day Sunday after Greeks voted against leaving the currency union and agreed to take on crippling austerity measures in exchange for a bailout. This is a victory for all Europe, Antonis Samaras, leader of the New...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
The euro soared against the dollar and yen in early Asian trade on Monday after Greece's two main pro-bailout parties clinched enough votes to form a government in knife-edge polls on Sunday. The single currency bought $1.2738 and 100.70 yen, against...
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Guardian Unlimited
| 11 months ago
Antonis Samaras is cheered after New Democracy won the largest share of the votes. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters European leaders working to avert a meltdown of the single currency gained some respite when Greek voters handed a narrow victory to...
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Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
Sunday, early results showed, easing fears the country will crash out of the euro. Today the Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro, said Antonis Samaras, the leader of the conservative New Democracy party which preliminary...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras is cheered by supporters in Athens, where he made a victory speech. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters Emerging as the frontrunner of a nailbiting election seen as decisive for Greece 's future in the eurozone,...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 11 months ago
Greece's centre right New Democracy party has declared victory after Sunday's parliamentary elections, easing fears of a chaotic exit from the eurozone. Early results had New Democracy party winning nearly 30 per cent of the vote, which would give it...
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Chicago-Sun Times
| 11 months ago
Greece (AP) The pro-bailout New Democracy party came in first Sunday in Greece's national election, and its leader has proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras says the Greek people today voted for Greece...
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Novinite
| 11 months ago
Congratulates New Democracy, to Stay Out of Greece Govt Coalition World June 17, 2012, Sunday 25 views Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, has telephoned Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy leader, to congratulate him on his party's victory in...
