So, The Greek PM survived the midnight confidence vote, but only just. The no votes almost eclipsed the yes votes but with a final count of 253 to 245 in favour Papandreou has managed to hang in by the slimmest of margins. In honour of the achievement, we've created this 'eclipse' graphic to illustrate how fragile his position is. The white sliver of a crescent is his 'majority'.
Say what you want about G-Pap, this week he proved that he is a master of surprise; announcing a surprise referendum on Wednesday, scrapping the idea the following day and now surviving a confidence vote he seemed certain to lose. How long he remains in power once the bailout cheque clears remains to be seen.
Update 21:10 6-11-11
Well, that's that then; G-Pap is gone as Greek PM. By my calculations he lasted 44 hours after the confidence vote. The only question that remains is how soon will Greece be leaving the Eurozone. Got any Drachmas?
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