Greek president dissolves parliament
Greek President Karolos Papoulias has dissolved parliament elected on May 6 and set a new election date for June 17.
Saturday, 19.05.2012.
12:36
Greek President Karolos Papoulias has dissolved parliament elected on May 6 and set a new election date for June 17. The presidential decree dissolving the Parliament and calling for a new election has been posted outside the Parliament, which convened Thursday and held just two sessions, making it the shortest in recent Greek history, AP has reported. Greek president dissolves parliament Conservative New Democracy won majority of votes in the May 6 election. However, it won just 18.85 percent of the popular vote, its lowest ever, and 108 seats in the 300-seat parliament. Talks to form a coalition government failed, as two leftist parties refused to participate, AP says. The fragmented parliament and the sharp decline in popularity for the parties that have supported the country's bailout agreements have brought into question Greece's continuing membership in the eurozone. The Greek parliament (Beta, file) Tanjug
Greek president dissolves parliament
Conservative New Democracy won majority of votes in the May 6 election. However, it won just 18.85 percent of the popular vote, its lowest ever, and 108 seats in the 300-seat parliament.Talks to form a coalition government failed, as two leftist parties refused to participate, AP says.
The fragmented parliament and the sharp decline in popularity for the parties that have supported the country's bailout agreements have brought into question Greece's continuing membership in the eurozone.
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