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Greece Fails To Form Coalition Government

Fri, 11 May 2012 6:53PM

Greek politicians have failed in their latest attempt to form a coalition government to deal with the country's economic crisis.

Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Greece's anti-bailout Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party, has said he will not join a national unity government with Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos.

"It is not the Left Coalition that has refused this proposal, but the Greek people who did so with their vote on Sunday," Mr Tsipras said.

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