Greece
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Samaras takes charge
Samaras unveils the 39 members of his coalition government, which is dominated by ND politicians.
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Tsipras says rage will force bailout changes
Though they didn’t win Sunday’s election, Alexis Tsipras says his party has won the argument against the austerity measures keeping Greece in the eurozone and will inevitably come
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Samaras PM as coalition comes together
Antonis Samaras has been sworn in as prime minister of Greece.
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Greece to get 1 bln euros
Greece is likely to receive the 1 billion euros withheld from its May tranche of the second bailout, following the election result that favored pro-bailout parties.
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ND confident of coalition deal
New Democracy expects to be able to form a coalition government with Pasok, allowing the two parties that dominated politics for decades to share power despite a major anti-establi
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Merkel insists Greece must stick to commitments
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists that Greece must implement the reforms it agreed to in exchange for receiving more loans.
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Potential three-party coalition emerges
ND, PASOK and Democratic Left indicate they may reach deal, SYRIZA refuses to contemplate cooperation.
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EU urges Greece to form gov’t quickly
European Union leaders urged Greek parties to quickly agree the formation of a coalition government and pledged to continue to support Athens’ efforts to deal with its debt crisis.
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ND wins but faces challenge to govern
Conservatives edge out SYRIZA but must find coalition partners with PASOK seemingly reluctant.
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Second exit poll gives ND clearer lead over SYRIZA
Greece’s conservative New Democracy party was ahead of the radical leftist SYRIZA party in Sunday’s pivotal election, an updated exit poll of five pollsters showed.