Syriza

Greece will not make a June 5 loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund if there is no prospect of an aid-for-reforms deal with its international creditors soon, the spokesman for the ruling Syriza party's lawmakers said on Wednesday.

"If there is no prospect of a deal by Friday or Monday, I don't know by when exactly, we will not pay,» Nikos Filis told Mega TV.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble accused Greece's ruling Syriza party of misleading voters at the last election by promising they could stay in the euro without having to face major reforms.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Wednesday for make-or-break bailout talks with a deadline looming for Athens to make a critical repayment.

 Interim agreement with creditors would be good, but country?s fundamental problems will remain

By Dimitris Kontogiannis

“Dueling proposals” was the theme of Tuesday’s back-and-forth leaks by Greece’s leftist government and its international creditors, with the latter appearing ready to table a draft text of a deal.

 Top party figures say elections could be needed if proposal does attract support

With Greece due to be presented with a proposal from its lenders, attention is gradually turning toward SYRIZA and how the party?s MPs and members will react to the content of the document put forward by the institutions.

Time is running out for the Greek Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government that is in a rush against time to decode the moves and intentions of Greece’s creditors from the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Economist Elena Panaritis has revealed that she will not accept an offer to become Greece's next representative at the International Monetary Fund.

Panaritis issued a brief statement on Monday saying that she would not be taking up the post due to objections from SYRIZA MPs and members.

Greece’s Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party was divided over Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis’ choice of economist Eleni Panaritis as the country’s representative to the International Monetary Fund. Just 24 hours after the decision was announced, 44 SYRIZA MPs called on the government to revoke this decision.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced a backlash on Sunday from his leftist party lawmakers over the government's pick for the country's representative at the International Monetary Fund, the latest issue to deepen divisions in the ruling party.