Concern for Greek reforms ahead of poll

AP Photo/ Nikolas Giakoumidis
Antonis Samaras, leader of the conservative New Democracy party, addresses an election rally in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012.

By Kerin Hope in Athens and Peter Spiegel in Brussels

ATHENS. ('Financial Times'). Greece’s centre-right may be leading the polls ahead of Sunday’s general election, but even conservative loyalists are concerned they may win insufficient votes to form a stable coalition and keep economic reforms on track. “We are the party that can unblock European Union funds, slash the bureaucracy and promote growth,” Antonis Samaras, New Democracy’s leader, tells audiences around the country, citing the most frequent complaints of hard-pressed Greek businesses. Yet the size of Mr Samaras’s task should he become the next premier was revealed on Wednesday when officials close to Lucas Papademos, the outgoing technocrat premier, leaked a “to do” list for his successor containing 70 separate structural measures already agreed with the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

Already a subscriber?
Sign in to read full article.
Not a subscriber?
Subscribe now and get full access!

Or... enter your email and start reading this article now:

May 03, 2012

Save article


1. nydean13 sirigos wrote on May 03, 2012 8:27 AM	Nice photo. Now someone must whisper in his ear that there are lots of Greek flags at the PASOK rally and that after the elections, the B.S. must end and he must work with them to save Greece.

2. Philip Vorgias wrote on May 03, 2012 11:06 AM	The last time ND was in power they betrayed the Greek people-when Karamanlis was Greek PM. IF Samaras is the next PM he better not let the nation down! Greece has had enough of flops and failures in the Prime Ministry.
You must sign in in order to post a comment.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 Last Update: 4:57 AM ET

Concern for Greek reforms ahead of poll

May 03, 2012

2 readers comments

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS

TALK TO THE HERALD