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GREEK Election News, May 07, 2012

Greek elections leave political system in chaos
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Greek voters are expected to use the elections to 'punish' mainstream parties for the economic crisis. Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greece's center-right New Democracy party looks set to get the first chance to form a new government ...
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Greek elections shake up Parliament
Los Angeles Times
Greece's general elections ended with Parliament split among at least seven political parties. (Angelos Tzortzinis, AFP/Getty Images / May 6, 2012) By Anthee Carassava, Los Angeles Times ATHENS — Greek conservatives won at the polls Sunday in national ...
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Greek elections: 3 parties vie for top position
BusinessWeek
Three parties were wrestling for the top spot in Greece's critical parliamentaryelections Sunday, with no definitive front-runner and none gaining enough votes to form a government, an exit poll commissioned by Greek media showed.
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Greek elections: conservatives projected ahead
BusinessWeek
By ELENA BECATOROS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Greeks angered by a vicious and protracted financial crisis punished their two main parties in national elections Sunday, with exit polls projecting no party gaining enough votes to form a government.
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Greek elections herald protracted instability
Boston.com
With more than 99 percent of the vote counted Monday, conservative New Democracy led with 18.9 percent and 108 of Parliament's 300 seats. Party leader Antonis Samaras, who backs Greece's bailout commitments for austerity, will launch coalition-forming ...
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Euro Falls After French, Greek Elections
Wall Street Journal
By ENDA CURRAN SYDNEY—A dramatic reshaping of Greece's political landscape with voters largely rejecting austerity measures and an electoraldefeat for France's incumbent President weighed on the euro in early Asian trade on Monday as investors ...
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Risk assets weaken after French, Greek elections
Reuters
By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Risk assets fell broadly on Monday afterelections in Greece and France fuelled questions about whether struggling euro zone economies will continue to pursue austerity measures which are seen by markets as crucial ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, oil slump after French, Greek elections
Reuters
25 * US crude drops more than $3/bbl, Brent also falls * Yen, Japan government bonds see safe-haven buying * European shares seen crumbling By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Shares, oil and other riskier assets slumped on Monday after elections ...
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Greek elections: 3 parties vy for top post
Houston Chronicle
The country will hold national elections this Sunday, with opinion polls indicating no party will win enough of a majority to form a government without seeking the backing of another party to form a coalition. Photo: Thanassis Stavrakis / AP Greece's ...
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In Greek elections, voters reject pro-bailout parties
Washington Post (blog)
The vote was a stunning repudiation of the two political parties that have ruled Greece since the end of dictatorship here nearly 40 years ago. The pro-business New Democracy Party and the Socialists have traded power for decades.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Risk assets weaken after French, Greek elections
Reuters
25 * Oil falls about $3 By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - Risk assets fell broadly on Monday after elections in Greece and France fuelled questions about whether struggling euro zone economies will continue to pursue austerity measures which are ...
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Risk Assets Slump After French, Greek Elections
CNBC.com
Risk assets from oil to shares slumped on Monday after elections in Greece and France fuelled questions about commitments from struggling euro zone economies to pursue austerity policies seen widely by markets as vital to resolving the bloc's debt ...
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Global shares, oil slump after French, Greek elections
MSN Money
By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares, oil and other riskier assets slumped on Monday after elections in Greece and France saw incumbents defeated, raising fears the collective response to the euro zone debt crisis seen as crucial to holding the ...
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Greek elections: 3 parties vie for top post
Palm Beach Post
Greeks cast ballots on Sunday in their most critical _ and uncertain _ election in decades, with voters set to punish the two main parties that are being held responsible for the country's dire economic straits. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis) Greek ...
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Palm Beach Post
Greek elections: exit polls point to drubbing for major parties
The Guardian
Governing parties backing EU-mandated austerity in Greece are on course for a major drubbing as hard-hit voters, venting their fury inelections, defected in droves, according to exit polls. In a major upset that will not be welcomed by the ...
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The Guardian
French, Greek elections knock euro
Fin24
Tokyo - The euro sank in value on Monday as the electoral defeat of ruling parties in France and Greece stoked anxiety in Asia about the fate of austerity policies designed to end the eurozone's debt crisis. Among creditor nations in Asia, ...
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Greek elections: Voters punish major parties
GlobalPost
Greece's two main parties suffered big losses in elections Sunday, exit polls showed, rocking the eurozone state's austerity plans after a strong showing by protest groups including the neo-Nazis. (SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP/Getty Images) Early results from ...
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Be Shocked? Or be worried? French and Greek Elections
Business Insider
Yesterday we had two elections going on in Europe. In France, François Hollande took the presidency over from Nicolas Sarkozy. This is not at all unexpected. Meanwhile, mainstream political pro-European parties in Greece (eg New Democracy and PASOK) ...
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Euro drops after French, Greek elections
New Zealand Herald
Photo / AP The Euro has fallen in Asian markets after the defeat of ruling parties in French and Greek elections, as investors worried about a knock-on effect on European austerity measures. The euro is now at $1.2974, down from $1.3082 on Friday.
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New Zealand Herald
Oil Prices Fall After French, Greek Elections
International Business Times
By Bhaskar Prasad: Subscribe to Bhaskar's RSS feed Oil prices fell Monday to add to the sharp decline in previous session aselection results from France and Greece were raising doubts about their commitment to austerity measures to sort out the ...
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International Business Times
Greek Elections: Amidst Anger At Mainstream Parties, High Turnout Predicted
International Business Times
By Palash R. Ghosh: Subscribe to Palash's RSS feed Greeks voted Sunday in elections that are expected to yield a fragmented parliament with no decisive mandate, while the country reels under a brutal austerity program. Polls will close at 7 pm Athens ...
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International Business Times
Greek Elections: Pasok In Third Place, Suggesting Austerity Plan In Grave Jeopardy
International Business Times
ND has between 17 and 20 percent of the vote, placing it at the lead, but PASOK has done so poorly that it is in third place, behind SYRIZA, a coalition of left-wing parties. SYRIZA has gained between 15.5 and 18.5 percent of the votes, ...
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International Business Times
Two main parties punished in Greek elections
B92
According to updated exit poll figures an hour and a half after polls closed, New Democracy was projected to win 19-20.5 percent, which is 13.8 percent less than in the 2009 elections, followed by the leftist Radical Left Coalition, or Syriza, ...
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LIVE: Greek Elections 2012 Results, PASOK and Pro-Austerity Parties Out
PolicyMic
Voting has begun in Greece in what is seen as the most critical election for that country in decades. The result of the crucial vote could throw the debt-stricken country's future into further doubt and shake the wider euro zone.
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3 Parties Vie for Top Spot in Greek Elections
TheStreet.com
By AP 05/06/12 - 12:38 PM EDT ATHENS, Greece -- An exit poll commissioned by Greek media shows three parties are vying for the top spot in the country's critical parliamentary elections, with no definitive front-runner and none gaining enough votes to ...
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TheStreet.com
Deutsche Bank On Greek Elections - Business Insider
By Joe Weisenthal
Basically, the two big pro-austerity parties got a stunningly low 32% of the vote, meaning that the overwhelming intention of voters was "anti-programme" (against the existing austerity deal). That makes it extremely unlikely that the current ...
Business Insider
COMMIES & NAZIS DOMINATE GREEK ELECTIONS « The Burning ...
By Administrator
With parties against the bailout and austerity winning 60% of the vote, things should get interesting real soon. Does anyone else hear the sounds of war drums off in the distance? Those who forget the past are condemned to relive it.
The Burning Platform
Keep Talking Greece » Blog Archive » Greek Elections 2012: IMF ...
By keeptalkinggreece
Greek Elections 2012: IMF/EU Warn Next Government tagged: EU, Greece ...Greek Elections 2012: Results With 3/4 of Votes Counted · Thumbnail ...Greek Elections 2012: Political Leaders on Coalition Government Options · Thumbnail ...
Keep Talking Greece
For what we are... they will be: Greek elections: polls place the ...
By Maju
Instead the twin-party ND-PASOK collapses, together not reaching 40% (rather like not even 35%) of the vote. They will not be able to govern even with support of the far right most probably. The kingmaker position is likely to be held by DIMAR ...
For what we are... they will be
Greek elections: 3 parties vie for top position - KTRE.com | Lufkin ...
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Asia stocks plunge on French, Greek elections; Nikkei drops 2.85 ...
By Forexpros
Forexpros - Asian stock markets dropped sharply on Monday, as investors cut their exposure to riskier assets amid concerns over the impact of weekendelections in France and Greece on the euro zone's ongoing debt crisis. During late Asian ...
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Nouriel Roubini On The Greek Elections - Business Insider
By Joe Weisenthal
Greece's exit from the Eurozone looks more likely than ever.
Clusterstock
Greek elections: 3 parties vie for top position | M ...
By The Associated Press
Greek elections: 3 parties vie for top position. The Associated Press | 05-06-2012. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks angered by a vicious and protracted financial crisis punished their two main parties in national elections Sunday, with exit ...
M.WashingtonExaminer.com
Risk assets weaken after French, Greek elections – Reuters | The ...
By Newswires
BloombergRisk assets weaken after French, Greek electionsReutersBy Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Risk assets fell broadly on Monday afterelections...
The Wall Street Examiner
Be Shocked? Or be worried? French and Greek Elections
By Zarathustra
Results from French and Greek elections are not unexpected, but the outcome of the Greek election could be turmoil ahead.
Also sprach Analyst
Greek elections: exit polls point to drubbing for major parties | World ...
New Democracy and Pasok see support drop dramatically, as voters turn to parties who had opposed austerity measures.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/.../greek-elections-exit-polls-partie...
With Greek Elections, 'A Period Of Great Confusion' : NPR
The country's early parliamentary elections Sunday are set to be the most divisive in recent history. Voters who are tired of austerity measures are rejecting ...
www.npr.org/.../with-greek-elections-a-period-of-great-confus...
Open Europe blog: Greek elections unlikely to yield any answers
The Greek elections are almost upon us. Much of the attention (including ours) has been focused on the French election, possibly rightly given the potential ...
openeuropeblog.blogspot.com/.../greek-elections-unlikely-to-...
Do Greek Elections Matter for the Euro? - Real Time Brussels - WSJ
With elections in Greece and France, most attention has been directed to France. But don't ignore Greece.
blogs.wsj.com/brussels/2012/05/.../greek-elections-and-the-eur...
French, Greek elections a boom for London property – Business 360 ...
London (CNN) – As French and Greek voters head to the polls this weekend, some property owners across the Channel will be rubbing their hands with glee.
business.blogs.cnn.com/.../french-greek-elections-a-boom-for-...
Elena Panaritis: Greek Elections, a Trap!
When Greeks go to the polls on Sunday, they will be reeling from one of the worst economic crisis in history that has cost them their jobs, pensions and is now ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../greece-elections-2012_b_147719...
FT Alphaville » Greek elections: Be afraid, be very afraid
Greece goes to the polls this weekend. And it looks like it's going to be messy. The potential for the “wrong” result to wreak havoc in the markets on Monday ...
ftalphaville.ft.com/.../greek-elections-be-afraid-be-very-afraid/
Greek elections leave political system in chaos
Greece's center-right New Democracy party will get the first chance to form a new government Monday, after angry voters punished parties.
www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/world/europe/greece.../index.html
Greek elections: Workers have no voice
Despite the plethora of parties contesting the Greek elections on 6 May, workers have no voice.
www.wsws.org/articles/2012/apr2012/pers-a28.shtml
Greek elections to break stranglehold of mainstream parties ...
A Greek Socialist party, PASOK, supporter cheers as party leader leader Evangelos Venizelos delivers a speech during the main pre-election rally of the party in ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Greek-elections-to-break-stranglehold...
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