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Greece’s govt to call confidence vote

By Derek Gatopoulos
Published October 1, 2014 7:30pm ET
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Greece’s govt to call confidence vote
European Commission official Declan Costello arrives at the Finance Ministry in Athens for talks with the Greek government on Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014. Debt inspectors from the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund, which are closely monitoring Greece's harsh austerity program, launched a new round of meetings with Greek officials Tuesday. Talks will focus on Greece's 2015 state budget and implementation of agreed reforms. Greece has depended on bailouts from its European partners and the IMF since it nearly went bankrupt in mid-2010. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) | Petros Giannakouris

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s troubled coalition government said Wednesday it would call a vote of confidence in parliament next week, hours after the country’s leftwing opposition demanded early elections citing ongoing austerity measures.

Government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi the government would request the vote Monday, at the end of parliament’s summer recess, but gave no further details. The vote is likely to be held late Wednesday.

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