Coalition_Cabinet_of_Antonis_Samaras

Cabinet of Antonis Samaras

Cabinet of Antonis Samaras

Coalition in Greece, 2012

The Cabinet of Antonis Samaras succeeded the Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos after the repeated legislative elections in May and June 2012. It was sworn in on Thursday, 21 June 2012.[1] The former ministries of Shipping, Tourism and Macedonia and Thrace were re-established.[2] The junior coalition partners, PASOK and DIMAR, chose to take a limited role in the cabinet, preferring to be represented by party officials and independent technocrats instead of MPs.[3] Vassilis Rapanos, the prime minister's first choice for finance minister, fell ill before being sworn in, and tendered his resignation on 25 June. Yannis Stournaras was then chosen as the new finance minister on 26 June, and sworn in on 5 July.[4][5]

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DIMAR left the coalition on 21 June 2013 in protest at the closure of the nation's public broadcaster ERT, leaving Samaras with a slim majority of 153 ND and PASOK MPs combined.[6] The two remaining parties proceeded to negotiate a cabinet reshuffle that resulted in a significantly expanded role for PASOK in the new coalition government.[7][8] A further reshuffle followed the 2014 European Parliament election.[9]

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    Ο Γ. Στουρνάρας νέος υπουργός Οικονομικών. Kathimerini (in Greek). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Greece names Yannis Stournaras as new finance minister". BBC. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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    "Greece coalition partner pulls out ministers in wake of ERT debacle [update]". Kathimerini. Piraeus. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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    Η σύνθεση της νέας κυβέρνησης (in Greek). Athens: ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗΣ & ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΣ - ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΙΑ ΜΕΣΩΝ ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗΣ. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
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    "New government is ushered in". Kathimerini. Piraeus. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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