"By Lefteris Papadimas and Harry Papachristou
ATHENS | Tue Nov 8, 2011 9:06am EST
(Reuters) - Greek party leaders labored on Tuesday to agree on a new prime minister, with the rest of the nation and the EU clamoring for an immediate deal on a unity coalition to save the country's finances and end the chaos threatening the euro.
After early signs that a new national unity coalition could be formed quickly, the drive by the socialist and conservative parties to create a government that will rule only until February lost momentum.
Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou told his cabinet he hoped to have the name of a new prime minister by Tuesday night, a government source said, prolonging the agony for the Greek people desperate for political stability."
ATHENS | Tue Nov 8, 2011 9:06am EST
(Reuters) - Greek party leaders labored on Tuesday to agree on a new prime minister, with the rest of the nation and the EU clamoring for an immediate deal on a unity coalition to save the country's finances and end the chaos threatening the euro.
After early signs that a new national unity coalition could be formed quickly, the drive by the socialist and conservative parties to create a government that will rule only until February lost momentum.
Outgoing Socialist Prime Minister George Papandreou told his cabinet he hoped to have the name of a new prime minister by Tuesday night, a government source said, prolonging the agony for the Greek people desperate for political stability."
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