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| Greece has coalition government, says Pasok party chief | |
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| A deal has been struck to form a new Greek coalition government, the leader of the Greek Socialists (Pasok) says. | A deal has been struck to form a new Greek coalition government, the leader of the Greek Socialists (Pasok) says. |
| "Greece has a government," Evangelos Venizelos said, following talks with the conservative election winner, Antonis Samaras. | |
| Details are expected to be finalised later on Wednesday. | |
| Greece is in its fifth year of recession. The coalition is expected to seek some easing of the tough terms of Greece's huge EU-IMF bailout. | |
| Mr Venizelos said Greece would be represented by outgoing Finance Minister Giorgos Zanias at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday. | |
| The small Democratic Left party is also expected to be in a ruling coalition with Pasok and Mr Samaras's New Democracy, which narrowly won Sunday's election. | |
| Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis said: "We decided to give a vote of confidence to the government that will be formed." | |
| A New Democracy official quoted by Reuters news agency said Mr Samaras would meet President Karolos Papoulias later on Wednesday to announce the coalition deal. | |
| Shortly after that Mr Samaras is expected to be sworn in as prime minister. | |
| The opposition leftist bloc Syriza came second in the election and strongly opposes the bailout. |