PM Samaras now faces early elections as his preferred candidate Dimas only secures 168 votes in parliament, same as his 2nd round result
Previously touted dates have been Jan 25/ Feb 1 but nothing official has been announced at this stage that I can see
EURUSD slips back to 1.2183 after the pre-vote 1.2221 high squeeze
Update:
- opposition leader Tsipras calls it an historical day for democracy
- shows that MPs can not be blackmailed
- says Greek people are determined to put an end to austerity
Samaras now faces the vote of the people
