Greek efforts for coalition founder
No deal reached for Greek coalition government; talks to continue Monday
Greek President Karolos Papoulias, center, Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, from left, Conservative leader Antonis Samaras and Leftist leader Alexis Tsipras meet at the presidential palace in Athens, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called the leaders of Greece's political parties to meetings on Sunday, in a last-ditch effort to broker a deal for a coalition government. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Critical talks to form a governing coalition in crisis-struck Greece have foundered once more. The head of a small left-wing party that is in a kingmaker position says no deal has been reached.
Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis said Sunday the country's president, who brokered talks in a last-ditch effort to break a deadlock, told him there was no possibility so far of forming a broad coalition government.
State television said President Karolos Papoulias would re-convene a meeting Monday with Kouvelis and the heads of the parties that came in the top three spots in last week's elections.
The elections gave no party enough votes to form a government, plunging the country into political uncertainty.
