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Special purpose government: Is it in the works?

Maximou Mansion in turmoil after the first voting round

Newsroom December 18 07:21

After yesterday’s vote, scenarios in parliament are circulating around the rumor mill.

 

Only 160 votes garnered by Stavros Dimas yesterday was a clearly lower number than what PM Antonis Samaras expected, who is now accepting proposals for his next moves, looking at two objectives:

 

-A president to be elected during the third round.

-The avoid premature national elections which may lead to an immediate collapse of the country, if lenders realize their threats against a possible SYRIZA government.

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In this context, the solution which seems to be arising and standing out among suggestions is the establishment of a special purpose government. This is a scenario that is gaining momentum in recent times, although both Antonis Samaras and Alexis Tsipras appear to have rejected.

 

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