Emergency cabinet meeting in Greece
Greek prime minister George Papandreou has called an emergency cabinet meeting for today as the governing Socialists revolt against a planned referendum over the EU bailout deal.
A statement from Mr Papandreou’s office said the meeting will be held at noon and comes after finance minister Evangelos Venizelos broke ranks with the prime minister on the referendum proposal.
Earlier today, Socialist politician Eva Kaili also said she would not support the government in Friday’s confidence vote.
Ms Kaili urged Mr Papandreou to reverse his decision to call a referendum on Greece’s hard-won international bailout package.
Without Ms Kaili’s support, the governing Socialists hold a one-seat majority in the 300-member parliament.
