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Update: Tuesday Jun 19, 2012> THE MANDATE Negotiations to form a government enter a second day, after New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras’ meetings with party leaders yesterday. PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos insisted on a broad coalition and said negotiations must wrap up until this evening. New Democracy and PASOK have enough seats to form a government on their own but the addition of Democratic Left would offer to a new scheme a wider political legitimation… > KAROLOS PAPOULIAS: “NATIONAL INTEREST AND DUTY WILL PREVAIL” The need to form a government immediately was stated by the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias who received yesterday the winner of the elections, Antonis Samaras, in order to assign him the exploratory mandate, protothema.gr writes… > G20 – EUROPE German Chancellor Angela Merkel insists that Greece must implement the reforms it agreed to in exchange for receiving more loans. “No departures can be made from the reform measures,” Merkel reportedly said at the G20 meeting in Mexico. She added “we have to count on Greece sticking to its commitments,” according to media reports… > COSTAS SIMITIS Former Prime Minister Costas Simitis in a statement calls ND, PASOK and the Democratic Left to cooperate, emphasising that “tolerance solutions through abstinence from voting or absence from the House are evasive tactics.”… > THE WHITE HOUSE The White House pressed Greece to form a new government quickly to tackle the country΄s deep economic woes after voters there gave a narrow edge on Sunday to political parties that support keeping the country in Europe΄s common currency according to ABC… |
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