George Papandreou

Greek coalition deal 'in sight' after marathon talks

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will go to the head of state within the day to hand in his mandate, after which the new administration will be announced.

Greece struggles to elect a new PM even as time runs out

After early signs that agreement on a new national unity coalition could be reached quickly, the drive by the socialist and conservative parties to create a government that will rule only until February appeared to be losing momentum.

Hopes rise for breakthrough in Greek political drama

Meanwhile, the Greek media and people were growing increasingly exasperated at the squabbling of their leaders.

Greek PM wins confidence vote, pledges transition

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou survived a confidence vote early Saturday, calming a vicious revolt in his Socialist party.

Will scrap referendum if Opposition backs bailout: Greek PM

Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Thursday a referendum on Greece's bailout lifeline would be scrapped if the conservative opposition agreed to back the package in parliament.

Cracking up: Greek finance minister opposes referendum

Check out Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos' statement opposing the prime minister's referendum. This is clearly the beginning of Greece's collapse.

Threat of Greek exit from eurozone looms over G20 summit

The threat of a Greek exit from the euro zone hung over a meeting of G20 leaders on Thursday after France and Germany made it clear that Athens must decide urgently whether it wants to stay in the 12-year-old currency bloc.

Greek referendum threatens new eurozone crisis

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has threatened the eurozone with a new crisis with his shock announcement that he will hold a referendum on the last-minute bailout deal struck only last week to try to contain the bloc's debt mountain.

Greek protestors block national parade, call president 'traitor'

The protests showed the extent of anger at the higher taxes and wage cuts sought by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund in return for funds to avert a debt default.

Greek protestors reach Parliament over repeated rounds of austerity measures

The 48-hour strike shut down government departments, businesses and public services, as well as shops and bakeries.