Samaras to Be Sworn in as Greek Prime Minister Today
Antonis Samaras, leader of Greece’s New Democracy party, will be sworn in today as premier of the country’s new coalition government, a New Democracy official told reporters in Athens.
President Karolos Papoulias will swear in Samaras after Samaras today visits him to brief him on the results of his mandate to form a government, said the official, who declined to be named.
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Samaras To Be Sworn in as Greek Premier Today, Official Says
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Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party, arrives at Parliament, in Athens, on June 18, 2012.
Antonis Samaras, leader of the New Democracy party, arrives at Parliament, in Athens, on June 18, 2012. Photographer: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Sara Eisen reports on the progress Greece is making in forming a new coalition government. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)
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