By Marcus
Bensasson, Tom Stoukas & Paul Tugwell - Jun 21, 2013 3:28 AM GMT+0300
Greek Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras may be set to lose a coalition partner over his
closure of the country’s state broadcaster ERT, heightening concern about his
government’s stability.
A one-hour
meeting late yesterday between Samaras, Pasok party leader Evangelos Venizelos
and Democratic Left’s Fotis Kouvelis failed to break a deadlock over ERT,
closed June 11 without the coalition partners’ consent. Kouvelis insisted on
the broadcaster reopening with all of ERT’s 2,600 employees, while Venizelos
accepted a proposal by Samaras for fewer workers, according to statements by
the three leaders after the meeting.