Greece’s decision to return to the ballot box in the search for a government unleashed a hazardous new phase in Europe’s debt crisis, with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble calling the vote a referendum on whether the country stays in the euro.
Post-election attempts to form a ruling coalition in Athens broke down today after nine days, sending Greeks back to the polls next month, with surveys giving the lead to an anti-bailout party that would tear up the conditions attached to 240 billion euros of aid.
“If Greece – and this is the will of the great majority – wants to stay in the euro, then they have to accept the conditions,” Schaeuble told reporters at a meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels. “Otherwise it isn’t possible. No responsible candidate can hide that from the electorate.”
(source: Bloomberg)
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