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Angela Merkel will face protests during Greek visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Greece next week to discus keeping the country in the eurozone. Large displays against her are expected. Many Greeks blame Merkel's austerity measures for their nation's troubles.
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Greece names new finance minister
Yannis Stournaras, a prominent economist who has been working on the country's efforts to join the euro, has been tabbed by the government to head up its finance ministry.
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Greece may form coalition government as soon as Wednesday
The New Democracy party, which came in first in the election, will likely ally with the socialist party PASOK to form a government.
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Second day of power-sharing talks begin in Greece (+video)
At the core of any administration will be Antonis Samaras' New Democracy party, which came first in Sunday's vote and won 129 of Parliament's 300 seats — but not enough to govern alone.
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Greek parliament sworn in and dissolved as caretakers take over
The parliament couldn't form a government; a 16-member caretaker cabinet will guide the country to new elections next month.
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Caretaker government for Greece until June elections
Panagiotis Pikramenos, a senior judge, will lead an interim government of 16 until elections are held.
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Briefing What would a Greek exit from the eurozone look like?
Rumors are rife of a Greek exit from the eurozone. While no country has yet dropped the common currency, there are some indications of what will transpire if Greece does.
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New elections for Greece as talks collapse
The parties who won seats in the May 6 election could not form a coalition government, triggering new elections.
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Greece calls for new election after attempts at forming new government fail
Greek voters will have to go to the polls once again, perhaps as early as next month, after rival political leaders failed to form a new government.
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Greece has only one chance left to avoid another election
Socialist party leader Evangelos Venizelos today became the third politician this week to fail at forming a coalition government. If the president does too, Greece will head back to the polls.
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Greece election results cause problems for bailout plans (+video)
Elections in Greece over the weekend saw both far-right and left-leaning politicians gain seats in parliament, setting up a fight over the country's economic future.
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Greek finance minister quits post to lead struggling Socialist party
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos is resigning his cabinet post amid the ongoing debt crisis to lead the Socialist party in general elections this spring.
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Forget about preventing default in Greece, control it, says Europe
Though Athens is still taking steps to contain the damage, most of Europe is skeptical that Greece will dodge a default.
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In Pictures: Athens protests
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Athens riots leave three bank workers dead
Three bank workers, one of them pregnant, were killed in Athens riots when anti-austerity protesters threw Molotov cocktails at an Athens bank Wednesday.
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