By Lefteris Papadimas
ATHENS (Reuters) – European
unease that Greece may falter on its bailout promises after elections on
Sunday looks misplaced, at least initially, as its pressing need for
money means that whoever wins is likely to toe the line.
Both leftist Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras and
conservative New Democracy rival Vangelis Meimarakis, who are running
neck-and-neck in opinion polls, have said that if elected they will push
on with the fiscal reforms demanded by Greece’s creditors.
But euro zone creditor governments remain wary. Germany
stressed on Wednesday that the new government would be bound by all the
terms and timeframes in the bailout agreement.
“We have formulated clear conditions that must be
fulfilled and they apply to any future government,” finance ministry
spokesman Martin Jaeger told a news conference in Berlin.
Both party leaders know that if they fall short, Greece
will face problems this autumn when the creditors are due to make their
first review of progress under the 86-billion-euro ($96.5 billion)
programme which Tsipras, as prime minister, accepted in July.
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Source: Euronews
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