Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his aides have been seeking to divert attention from a series of rifts threatening the cohesion of the fragile three-party government ahead of a Eurogroup summit on Tuesday when Greece is hoping for a decision on crucial rescue funding.
Sources told Kathimerini that an anticipated government reshuffle was not imminent as Samaras is keen to preserve a united front ahead of the Brussels summit.
After talks with Samaras Friday, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras indicated that he was hopeful his eurozone peers would reach a decision but offered no predictions. “I can’t say anything now; I don’t want to jinx it,” he said. He may have been buoyed by the cautious optimism voiced earlier by International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde for a likely solution to Greece’s debt problem.
Read more: ekathimerini.com | Government plays down rifts
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