George Papandreou steps down

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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has confirmed his resignation. Papandreou and Antonis Samaras, leader of opposition, have agreed to create a national unity government to provide the execution of European Council bailout programme. According to Papandreou and Samaras, new elections will be held straight away after the completion of EU bailout plan. Both officials will meet on Monday to select the next prime minister.
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