Samaras sworn in as Greece prime minister

DHAKA: Antonis Samaras, the leader of the New Democracy party, which won Sunday’s election, is being sworn in as the country’s new prime minister.

The ceremony came shortly after he agreed a coalition government with the Socialists (Pasok) and the smaller leftist party, the Democratic Left.

Samaras took the oath at a Greek Orthodox ceremony in Athens, reports BBC.

The coalition deal follows weeks of uncertainty, after an election on 6 May that failed to provide a government.

BDST: 2012 HRS, JUN 20, 2012

Edited by Robab Rosan, Cultural Affairs Editor