Greek govt council following rejection of bailout terms (videos)

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos called a Council of Greek political leaders shortly after the bailout victory for the rejection of international creditors bailout terms on Sunday.

Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived shortly after 10 a.m., accompanied by State Minister Nikos Pappas and Government Spokesperson Gabriel Sakellaridis.

Seating arrangements

Evangelos Meimarakis arrived to represent the main opposition New Democracy party after the former leader Antonis Samaras stepped down after the referendum results were announced. He sat at the table with socialist PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata, centrist To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis at one side.

Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, Greek Communist Party (KKE) leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas and the PM sat on the opposite side of the table.

Negotiations

Following the popular mandate given by the people through a 61% landslide victory for ‘no’ to bailout terms. Tsipras met with Pavlopoulos, calling the Council shortly after midnight, following the resignation of Samaras as head of the main opposition.

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