FT Alphaville » Antonis Samaras http://ftalphaville.ft.com FT Alphaville - Market Commentary - FT.com Fri, 24 May 2013 07:51:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Coalition troubles in Athens http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2012/11/01/1241491/coalition-troubles-in-athens/ http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2012/11/01/1241491/coalition-troubles-in-athens/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:35:29 +0000 Masa Serdarevic http://ftalphaville.ft.com/?p=1241491 There are some worrying signs about the strength of the Greek government coalition building this week. Between voting abstentions, public disagreements and new strikes, it’s looking ever bleaker.

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What’s the justification for creating a three-ring security circus in the Greek capital, a general strike and quite possibly a major riot?

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From the FT:

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So…

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The legislation passed by 199 votes in favour to 74 against, a convincing majority for Lucas Papademos, the caretaker prime minister who has been given the job of pushing through painful reforms demanded by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund in return for a second €130bn bail-out. …

Continue reading: One Greek hurdle down, but more ahead]]> http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2012/02/13/877811/one-greek-hurdle-down-but-more-ahead/feed/ 0 Greek opposition dashes hopes for unity http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2011/06/23/603371/greek-opposition-dashes-hopes-for-unity/ http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2011/06/23/603371/greek-opposition-dashes-hopes-for-unity/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:40:05 +0000 Cardiff Garcia http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/?p=603371 Greece’s opposition leader insists that his party will vote against the government’s latest round of austerity measures, dashing hopes that the nation’s political class will unite in a last-ditch effort to prevent a ­sovereign debt default, reports the FT. “They are asking me to support the same kind of medicine for someone who is dying from that medicine. I will not do it,” Antonis Samaras, leader of the conservative New Democracy party, told the Financial Times in an interview. The Socialist government plans to enact a €28bn ($40bn) package of spending cuts and tax increases next week to secure the next €12bn tranche of a €110bn international loan needed to avoid default. Finance ministers of Greece’s eurozone partners issued a public plea on Monday for all Greek political parties to support the austerity programme, saying “national unity is a prerequisite for success”.

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