Talks under way to avoid Greek default

Greek leaders entered a additional day of closed-door talks Sunday to end an advancing political crisis, beneath acute burden to ensure that the country doesn’t go broke in the abutting few weeks and that it charcoal in the eurozone.The Socialist government of Prime Minister George Papandreou, who almost survived a aldermanic aplomb vote aboriginal Saturday, said it has started talks to anatomy a acting affiliation to run the country for the abutting four months. The government additionally will authority an emergency Cabinet affair at 4 p.m. (9 a.m. EST).Papandreou, amid into a four-year term, has promised aboriginal elections by March and said he would footfall abreast already a fresh accord government is agreed on.But Antonis Samaras, the bourgeois baton of the capital action Fresh Democracy party, said Sunday no talks amid the two parties were demography place. He additionally common his attitude that Mr. Papandreou charge abandon afore any affiliation discussions can booty place.Mr. Samaras fabricated his most recent comments afterwards a abrupt affair with President Karolos Papoulias, a mainly august amount who has alleged for accord amid the two capital parties.