Antonis Samaras
Economy
Papademos Said to be Greece’s Interim Leader Choice
ATHENS – With the political infighting over, Greece’s interim Prime Minister to head a coalition government to enable the country to keep getting critical international loans seems likely to be former European Central Bank (ECB) Vice-President Lucas Papademos. The...
Greece
Papandreou to Step Down-New PM and Government to Be Announced Today
After backtracking numerous times and repeatdely sending out conflicting signals about[...]
Greece
Greek President to Host Talks with Papandreou and Samaras
Greece's president K. Papoulias is to convene a meeting between the country's embattled prime minister and the head of the main opposition party in an attempt to broker power-sharing talks and find a way out of a severe political...
Greece
Polls Show Stronger Support for Unity Government Plan
The wide majority of Greek citizens prefers the forming of a national unity government rather than holding early general elections, according to the results of two opinion polls released on Saturday in Athens.
A poll by ALCO, commissioned by Proto...
Greece
The Big Fat Greek Babel
While the Greek political turmoil and the fate of the Euro-zone still dominate most of Saturday's newspapers, Greece’s “national saviors” continue to fight like a married couple about who is going[...]
Greece
Samaras to Meet President on Sunday-Insists on Snap Elections
Greek conservative opposition leader Antonis Samaras on Saturday repeated his demand that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou resign and the country move to snap elections.
Samaras, head of the New Democracy party, said he still backed the idea of a...
Greece
Papandreou Open Talks on Crisis Government
George Papandreou Saturday scrambled to form a national crisis government to implement a crucial eurozone rescue package, fresh from winning a nail-biting confidence vote.
After an hour-long meeting with President Carolos Papoulias, Papandreou emerged to tell a scrum of reporters...
Greece
Moment of Truth for Papandreou
Today is another crucial day for Greece. The debate on the vote of confidence on the socialist government, asked by Premier G. Papandreou himself, will come to a conclusion at midnight, but the outcome is highly uncertain after the...
Economy
Papandreou Scraps Bailout Referendum, Seeks Coalition Government
ATHENS – Faced with defections by his Finance Minister, Cabinet official and Members of Parliament of his ruling PASOK Socialist party, Prime Minister George Papandreou has quickly withdrawn his plans[...]
Economy
Greece’s Choice: In or Out of the Eurozone
As Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was being cross-examined by European leaders on his stunning call for a referendum in his country on international bailout loans and the austerity measures he imposed as a condition, German and French officials...