ATHENS — Prime Minister George A. Papandreou faces a deeply uncertain confidence vote on Friday, a day after calling off a referendum on Greece’s new debt deal with the euro zone. The decision to abandon the referendum eased a major rupture in relations with Europe and, after a tumultuous day of political gamesmanship, won for the prime minister a measure of support from his opposition.
The decision on Thursday to abandon a proposed popular vote on the European debt deal did not end the political turmoil here; Mr. Papandreou still faces a rebellion in his own Socialist Party and the fury of some opposition figures, and the confidence vote later on Friday is seen here as a difficult challenge. But talk of a possible unity government eased international fears of immediate new elections and a looming default if he did not survive in office, cheering markets in Europe and abroad.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/wo...n.html?_r=1&hp
Things have gotten so bad with this joker that Western markers are responding positively to the turmoil. I guess like we have ABBO they feel like ABGP ? Much like Libya, I guess we'll see if the devil we don't know is better than the one we did.