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Tsipras picks up baton after Samaras fails to form unity govt

The leader of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) is to get a shot at forming a coalition government after an attempt by Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy which came

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EU expresses concern about Chrysi Avgi

European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele expressed his concern about any potential involvement of the far-right Chrysi Avgi in a new Greek government

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Greek far-right leader savors electoral success

Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party savored unprecedented success in Sunday’s general election by promising to rid Greece of illegal immigrants, branding journalists “liars” a

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ND’s Samaras to have first go forming govt

New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras is due to meet President Karolos Papoulias on Monday afternoon before beginning an attempt to form a coalition government in the wake of an ele

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Greek elections: Reaction from around the world

The election results have stunned pundits and media commentators around the world, in many cases overshadowing even the triumph of socialist Francois Hollande in the French preside

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The first victims of the Greek election

Results are increasing political uncertainty and putting at risk Greece’s position in the euro.

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The reaction from party leaders

ND leader Antonis Samaras has proposed a national salvation government, comprised of pro-EU parties, which would undertake to renegotiate the bailout memorandum, so as to spur deve

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Election swing leaves Greece teetering

ND-PASOK deal looks unlikely as hard-left SYRIZA makes gains, neo-Nazis enter Parliament.

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A vote of despair

No party is expected to make an impact or get the numbers in today’s Greek election

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PASOK, SYRIZA vie for the undecided

PASOK and the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) turned their fire on each other as they battled to win the support of undecided voters ahead of Sunday’s elections.

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