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so greece is set to vote in another parliamentary election, and they could be destined for an exit from the eurozone. leaders of the main political parties met to discuss whether to accept a proposal from president carlos papoulias. the talks broke down as they have over the past week. the new democracy party came first in the may 6th election. it supports austerity asur. the radical left refuses to join any government that will imme meant the spending cuts. translator: we blocked the formation of a government that would continue the austerity measures. let s put an end to the policies that shatter people s lives. translator: if we change the austerity measures, our economy will collapse. staying in the eurozone is our first priority. the election is expected to be held in mid-jup. the focus of the fresh vote will be whether the country could adopt, or should adopt austerity measures. the latest opinion poll shows the radical lest coalition is expected to win the most
the talks broke down as they have over the past week. the new democracy party came first in the may 6th election. it supports austerity measures. the radical left refuses to join any government that will imme meant the spending cuts. translator: we blocked the formation of a government that would continue the austerity measures. let s put an end to the policies that shatter people s lives. translator: if we change the austerity measures, our economy will collapse. staying in the eurozone is our first priority. the election is expected to be held in mid-jup. the focus of the fresh vote will be whether the country could adopt, or should adopt austerity measures. the latest opinion poll shows the radical lest coalition is expected to win the most votes. if greece forms a coalition government led by the rad dal left, the european union may decide not to implement its aid package. many eu members said countries who cannot follow the rules should leave the eurozone. if the
tokyo. the japanese and u.s. governments are changing how they deal with crimes involving civilian employees working for the u.s. military in japan. they re modifying the status of forces agreement to allow japan to exercise jurisdiction over crimes that lead to death. as a result, prosecutors in okinawa decided to indict a u.s. forces civilian employee in connection with a car accident that killed a japanese man. the case involves a 24-year-old american man. prosecutors say he was on the way home from his job at a supermarket on a u.s. basin january when his car struck the victim. they couldn t diet the suspect because he was deemed to have been on duty at the time of the accident. the status of forces agreement gives the united states primary jurisdiction in cases involving civilian employees on bases who cause accidents or commit crimes when they are considered to be on duty. people in okinawa repeatedly expressed anger over the agreement. the u.s. justice system says in f
the team members were later briefed on how a series of problems developed at daiichi plant and how the operator tepco responded. a team then went to the daiichi plant to inspect number one, two, three, and four reactors. they were also told about the number six reactor s emergency diesel generator which operated normally. the iaea team plans to submit its inspection report to the japanese government on june 1st. g-8 leaders have called on the international atomic energy agency to establish new international standards for nuke power plants in the earthquake-prone areas. a declaration on nuclear safety was announced friday prior to the conclusion of the tuesday summit in the french city of deauville. in the joint declaration leaders urged the iaea to create new international standards for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants in areas with high risk of terror attack and earthquake. the document says major industrial countries will revise the existing treaty o