Polls open in Greek vote that could decide fate of euro

Reuters by George Georgiopoulos, Karolina Tagaris | Jun. 17, 2012 (News Report)

Greeks went to the polls on Sunday in an election that could decide whether their heavily indebted country remains in the euro zone or heads for the exit, potentially unleashing shocks that could break up the single currency.

In an election fought over the punishing austerity package demanded by international lenders as the price of keeping Greece from bankruptcy, opinion polls showed the radical leftist SYRIZA party, which wants to scrap the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jun 17, 2012 - 12:28 AM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jun 17, 2012 - 12:30 AM PDT

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Sirajul Islam
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 by Sirajul Islam - Jun. 17, 2012

A first-hand Reuters reporting on Greek election outcomes by Matt Robinson. His filing of this report was supported by Lefteris Papadimas, Karolina Tagaris, George Georgiopoulos, Maria Paravantes, Deepa Babington, Dina Kyriakidou, Greg Roumeliotis and Michael Stott in Athens, Annika Breidthardt in Berlin, Jan Strupczewski in Brussels, Matt Spetalnik in Chicago and Luke Baker in Los Cabos, Mexico who interviewed experts and politicians all over the world. and the report was edited by Mike Peacock.

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Patricia L'Herrou
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Jun. 17, 2012

it's clear from this article that the greek people are tired of what's happened in the last few years there. there is much information here including context for today's voting, and the voices of those on different views on how to maintain greece's eurozone connection and on the pressure not only on europe but on the greek citizens. there isn't a separate economic dispassionate voice here to offer alternative scenarios.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jun. 17, 2012
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