Prime Minister George Papandreou, who has been ready to step down for three days, was locked in negotiations Wednesday (November 9th) with opposition leader Antonis Samaras, over who would serve as interim leader and the makeup of a temporary cabinet until elections could be held next year.
Premijer Jorgos Papandreu, koji je već tri dana spreman da podnese ostavku, u sredu (9. novembra) je i dalje bio zaglavljen u pregovorima sa opozicionim liderom Antonisom Samarasom, oko toga ko bi mogao da bude privremeni lider i oko sastava privremenog kabineta do održavanja izbora sledeće godine.