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Greece coalition talks fail

Greece's politicians have yet again failed to agree a new government, after the latest round of coalition talks.

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Greek socialists call for pro-European coalition

Venizelos's PASOK party and his conservative rivals New Democracy failed to win a combined majority in parliament after Sunday's election Credit: REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis

Greek Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos has appealed for a pro-European coalition to keep the country in the euro zone and reiterated that terms of an unpopular bailout should be renegotiated to lessen the burden on Greeks.

"All political forces must respond to the country's need to be governed," Venizelos said after holding talks with New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras.

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