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Greece TV: Samaras in crisis talks with allies | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, is holding crisis talks with coalition allies over his decision to shut down the national broadcaster. | |
The conservative leader's junior partners in government were furious about the sudden decision last week. | The conservative leader's junior partners in government were furious about the sudden decision last week. |
Mr Samaras accused ERT of corruption and waste, as the country struggles to pay its huge debts. | Mr Samaras accused ERT of corruption and waste, as the country struggles to pay its huge debts. |
Greece's top appeals court is also meeting to rule on whether or not the closure was legal. | Greece's top appeals court is also meeting to rule on whether or not the closure was legal. |
As the emergency talks began, the main opposition party Syriza held a rally in Athens' Syntagma Square to demand early elections. | |
ERT's screens have gone from black to showing colour bars and the name of the new-look broadcaster proposed by the government, Nerit, now features in channel searches. | ERT's screens have gone from black to showing colour bars and the name of the new-look broadcaster proposed by the government, Nerit, now features in channel searches. |
If the court comes out against the closure of ERT, the prime minister will face pressure to row back, reports the BBC's Mark Lowen from the capital, Athens. | If the court comes out against the closure of ERT, the prime minister will face pressure to row back, reports the BBC's Mark Lowen from the capital, Athens. |
Mr Samaras says a new, leaner, cheaper broadcaster will be established within weeks and he has proposed hiring a small team to produce news programmes in the interim. | |
But this idea has been rejected by his coalition partners, who demand that the ERT signal be restored. | But this idea has been rejected by his coalition partners, who demand that the ERT signal be restored. |
If no deal is reached, the government could fall and Greece could slide into fresh elections, plunging the eurozone back into chaos, our correspondent says. | |
However this is unlikely, given that the two smaller coalition parties have poor poll ratings and so are reluctant to face another electoral test, he adds. | However this is unlikely, given that the two smaller coalition parties have poor poll ratings and so are reluctant to face another electoral test, he adds. |
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