A man reads a newspaper in central Athens on May 17, 2012. Debt-laden Greece is headed for new elections next month following an indecisive vote on May 6, amid growing fears over the country's eurozone future.
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A man reads a newspaper in central Athens on May 17, 2012. Debt-laden Greece is headed for new elections next month following an indecisive vote on May 6, amid growing fears over the country's eurozone future.
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Greece's caretaker Prime Minister, Panagiotis Pikramenos, at a swearing-in ceremony in Athens on May 17, 2012. He is tasked with organizing the fresh elections.
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Greece's caretaker Prime Minister, Panagiotis Pikramenos, at a swearing-in ceremony in Athens on May 17, 2012. He is tasked with organizing the fresh elections.
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A woman waits to cast her vote during the May 6 elections. No single party won more than 20% support and talks to create a unity government failed. However, parties which oppose the austerity plans gained from popular discontent.
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A woman waits to cast her vote during the May 6 elections. No single party won more than 20% support and talks to create a unity government failed. However, parties which oppose the austerity plans gained from popular discontent.
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People light candles and lay flowers and hand written messages on April 5, 2012 at the site where a retired pharmacist shot himself at Athens central Syntagma square on April 4, citing the austerity measures as a reason.
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People light candles and lay flowers and hand written messages on April 5, 2012 at the site where a retired pharmacist shot himself at Athens central Syntagma square on April 4, citing the austerity measures as a reason.
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Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos prepares to cast his vote at the May 6 elections. Papademos was tasked with implementing Greece's second bailout package, which it was forced to take after the first aid package, given two years ago, failed to push the country out of recession.
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Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos prepares to cast his vote at the May 6 elections. Papademos was tasked with implementing Greece's second bailout package, which it was forced to take after the first aid package, given two years ago, failed to push the country out of recession.
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