Samaras Races to Form Greek Government as EU Warns on Timing
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Greek election winner Antonis Samaras raced to build a coalition to keep bailout aid flowing after the anti-bailout party Syriza rejected his offer to join a government, with talks set to continue a second day.
With German Chancellor Angela Merkel offering no flexibility on emergency loans, Socialist Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos, the former finance minister who negotiated the second rescue, proposed President Karolos Papoulias host a meeting of party leaders tomorrow to get a coalition with the widest possible support.