Political crisis, privatisation gap won't derail bailout: Greek PM


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  • Sunday, 23 Jun 2013

Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras gestures as he delivers his speech during an agreement signing with the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Athens June 12, 2013. REUTERS/John Kolesidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's recent government crisis and failure to meet privatisation targets will not derail an international bailout, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Saturday.

Samaras's government saw its parliamentary majority sharply reduced on Friday after the small Democratic Left party left the ruling coalition to protest against an abrupt shutdown of the state broadcaster ERT.

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