Sceptical Germans show Greek deal a hard sell to voters


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 Jul 2015

ITZEHOE, Germany (Reuters) - Since Mark Helfrich was elected to the German parliament in 2013, the conservative lawmaker has voted to extend Greece's bailout programme on three occasions. But he won't be saying 'yes' a fourth time.

The 36-year-old from Itzehoe, a town in the northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein, has declared he will reject a third aid package for Greece, saying he has lost all trust in the Athens government as a serious negotiating partner.

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