Ex-central banker frontrunner to become Greek PM: reports

[dkf]

ATHENS—A former deputy head of the European Central Bank emerged on Monday as frontrunner to become Greek prime minister, as party leaders bargained over who will lead a “100 day coalition” to push through a bailout before the nation runs out of money.

Under EU pressure, an unaccustomed spirit of compromise seeped into Greek politics as the top parties haggled over the jobs in a government which will run Greece only until early elections in February.

A source at the opposition conservatives said nothing had been agreed yet with the ruling socialists on who should lead the government of national unity, and refused to comment on speculation that former ECB vice president Lucas Papademos would get the job.

However, the opposition source told Reuters that his New Democracy party accepted that socialist Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos could stay in his job at a time of national crisis.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1082503--ex-central-banker-frontrunner-to-become-greek-pm-reports

[villager]

1. so now with bankers running "democracies," at least the last tattered veils can come off?

Letting us know -- exactly -- where we stand?

[phasma ex machina]

2. Central banking kills democracy. nt