Posted on 11/09/2011 9:32:26 AM PST by AnAmericanAbroad
Greek party leaders have named who will head the country's new coalition government.
Barring any last-minute changes, sources said house speaker Filippos Petsalnikos would take over the post of Prime Minister.
'We have agreed on Petsalnikos but things can change between now and when the prime minister sees the president,' a source close to the discussions said.
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Exactly. Nothing will change. Who will lend Greece money after taking a 50% haircut?
There, I fixed it :-)
I wonder what happened to Papademos?
Filippos Petsalnikos will make the month of November a public holiday for all Greek workers in celebration of the new government.
Philippos Petsalnikos Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Member of Parliament Kastoria
Does Socialist mean the same thing there that it does here?
More or less.
However, it does seem they’ve marginally abandoned socialism for neo-liberal economic policies (i.e., higher tax rates on lower and middle classes, privatization of government-controlled sectors, salary and spending cuts).
That’s the reason they’re so unpopular in Greece. They’re not socialist enough.
With 100% of salary and benefits, and an extra two-month bonus?
Damn.
Got to get myself to Greece and get on the gravy train before it leaves the station!!
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