In Greece, early parliamentary and political crisis – The World

In Greece, early parliamentary and political crisis – The World

The former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas got only 168 votes, less than the 180 votes needed for election. Parliament will be dissolved mechanically within ten days and early parliamentary elections will be held. Shortly after the vote, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras proposed date of 25 January.

At noon local time, 11 hours in France, 300 MPs are each in turn raised the call of their name to say the choice “Stavros Dimas,” or simply “present.” They were more likely to choose the second option, meaning less opposition to Mr Dimas and the continuation of the austerity policy that weighs four years on the Greeks, under the coalition government between the right and socialist Conservative Antonis Samaras.

THE RADICAL LEFT IN POWER?

The people showed “its commitment to end the austerity policies” , told Alexis Tsipras, president of the radical left party Syriza. This party, which wants to renegotiate the terms of the international financial aid to Greece by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, was leading in the polls with, according to a poll released Saturday Alco, 28.3% against 25% for New Democracy, the party Antonis Samaras.

A survey by Kapa Research has shown, however this weekend as the Greeks, in these uncertain times, 44.1% thought that Mr. Samaras was the best to lead the country, against only 34.4% for Mr. Tsipras. The prospect of the coming to power of the Syriza concerned creditors. The Athens Stock Exchange has lost more than 11% on Monday during the final round of presidential elections

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THE SHADOW OF GREEK DEBT

Mr. Tsipras said Sunday in the newspaper that his party enjoyed growing support in other European countries affected by the crisis.

“In Europe, the sentiment is changing. Everyone is used to the idea that Syriza will the government and that new negotiations begin. “

On Saturday, in an interview with newspaper Bild , the German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, however, warned that ” new elections do not change Greek debt [175% of GDP]. Each new government must respect the agreements made by his predecessors “, he launched at the Syriza.

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