November 8, 2011
Greek party leaders struggled on Tuesday to agree on a new prime minister, with the rest of the nation and the EU clamoring for a deal on a unity coalition now to save the country's finances and end the chaos threatening the euro.
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.
So far they have agreed that a "100 day" coalition should be set up to push a 130 billion euro ($180 billion) bailout for Greece through parliament and that elections should be held in February.
But after days of wrangling, no one knows who even will lead this government.
"A national unity government, right now," Ethnos daily said on its front page. "The country and the society cannot endure this anymore."
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