Greek PM faces test in second parliament ballot for president

Greece's Prime Minister and leader of ruling conservative New Democracy party Antonis Samaras addresses his parliamentary group in Athens December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers vote in the second round of a presidential ballot on Tuesday that could take the country closer to snap general elections and derail talks to end its international bailout accord.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, whose term is to end in mid-2016, has offered to bring pro-European independents into the government and hold elections by late next year if they support Stavros Dimas, the only candidate in the race.