Antonis Samaras
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Visionary vs Greece’s Mr Austerity
The tainted old order under Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is up against unencumbered young firebrand Alexis Tsipras.
Greek leader faces audit amid rescue plan
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras must face an audit by Greece’s creditors and may be tempted to change rescue terms in line with what was offered Spain.
Greece’s planned May election could cause impasse
Polls planned for next month may produce no clear result and could threaten the implementation of the bailout plan that saved Greece from bankruptcy.
Greek elections swirl around euro debt crisis
Opening shots in Greece’s next general election campaign have been fired, threatening to push the euro debt crisis into a new period of uncertainty.
Greek prime minister faces survival vote
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou faces a confidence vote with the fate of the nation’s EU/IMF bailout deal in the balance.
Greece’s government ‘won’t survive the night’
The Greek government is on the verge of collapse as outrage over plans for a referendum on a eurozone bailout rips through the beleaguered country.
Peaceful displays of discontent gets Greek voices heard
Tens of thousands of Greeks have gathered peacefully for nearly a week in various cities to demand change, after a year of painful austerity measures.