Greek president set to appoint caretaker government

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

Greek President Karolos Papoulias is due to meet party leaders to set up a caretaker government ahead of fresh elections expected next month.
A final round of talks to secure a coalition failed on Tuesday raising new concerns over Greece's eurozone future.
There has been deadlock since the 6 May election over whether to continue with the austerity measures required by an international bailout agreement.
The uncertainty pushed the euro to a new four-month low against the dollar.
EU officials fear the country will elect an anti-bailout government, which Brussels says could hasten Greece's exit from the euro.

(more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18082552)

[Kornilios Sunshine]

Fun fact is that the new Greek Prime Minister named Panayotis Pikramenos has a funny surname in Greek, because Pikramenos in Greek means bitter. We are also going to have elections on 17 June.

[Per Levy]

who else thinks that a "caretaker" gouverment is the "solution" the eu would wnat to impose on greece if a gouverment cant be formed after the next election. i mean it would end the "chaos" would bring back "trust" in greece and it sounds nice enough to not be called a dictatorship even though thats what it would be. oh well we'll see.

[pastradamus]

I dont like the sound of this "caretaker". Sounds like an anti-democratic move that might last far longer than expected.

[Regicollis]

Am I the only one who suspects that this caretaker government will not only hold the elections in June but also inflict all sorts of "necessary" austerity nastiness on the Greeks?

Maybe they will even try to block a future democratic government from making decisions on economic matters.

[Lenina Rosenweg]

As I understand recent polls show Syriza and Tsipras getting 27% of the vote. Would this be enough to form a government? It appears that Tsipras will grudgingly go along with austerity but slower. What do people think about this?

Whatever happens, it may open up the territory for the revolutionary left.

[Die Neue Zeit]

No, the recent polls have ND regaining the lead, and Syriza support slipping a bit.

[Vninect]

No, the recent polls have ND regaining the lead, and Syriza support slipping a bit.

Unbelievable... But it's true.

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

Sad to see that the Greek left's star might be fading...not the biggest supporter of the all the leftist parties concerned but it would have been another great symbolic moment that shows EU leaders, and the banks, that the people do not want austerity measures.