Greek coalition gov't talks collapse

 　　ATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Marathon talks among parliamentary parties in debt-ridden Greece for the formation of a coalition¹ government after the May 6 general polls collapsed² on Friday, with the prospect³ of fresh elections in June seeming more likely, Greek media reported.

　　Socialist⁴ PASOK party chief Evangelos Venizelos, who was heading since Thursday the last round of talks according to the Greek Constitution, said that he will visit President Karolos Papoulias on Saturday to hand back the exploratory mandate⁵.

　　Venizelos, the third Greek party leader who tried and failed to form a coalition government in a week, made the statement following a meeting with Radical⁶ Left Coalition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras who rejected a pro-austerity proposal.

　　Venizelos called "each party to assume its responsibilities" as Papoulias is expected to summon all party leaders in a final attempt to reach consensus⁷ and form a coalition on Sunday or Monday.

　　However, local political analysts⁸ expressed doubt over the outcome, insisting that the country is most probably heading to repeat elections on June 10 or June 17.

　　An opinion poll presented on Greek ANT1 private television channel on Friday evening showed SYRIZA winning 25.5 percent of votes in the new election, with the conservatives of New Democracy (ND), the frontrunners in Sunday's elections, following with 21.5 percent up from 18.9 percent.

　　In another survey released earlier, SYRIZA was projected to win 27.7 percent of votes and 128 seats in the new 300-member parliament, if elections were held this weekend, with ND garnering⁹ 20.3 percent and PASOK 12.6 percent.

　　With no party securing a clear parliamentary majority again after the new elections, according to pollsters, anxiety rises whether Greece will be able to swiftly form a stable coalition government to lead the country avert¹⁰ an exit of the euro zone.

　　German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Friday warned Greece that if Athens strayed from agreed austerity and reform measures, further international rescue funds would not be forthcoming and that the eurozone is better prepared for a Greece exit.

　　Later in the day, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, another heavyweights in Chancellor¹¹ Angela Merkel's cabinet, hinted in an interview that great market shocks, like Greece's exit, is something the eurozone could survive.

　　Meanwhile, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy urged Greek politicians must stand by their European Union (EU) engagements and bring heavily-indebted Greece back on track.

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

4 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

5 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

6 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

7 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

8 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

9 garnering   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• And at the forefront was Bryant, garnering nothing but praise from his coaches and teammates. 而站在最前沿的就是科比，他也因此获得了教练和队友的赞美。 来自互联网

10 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

11 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。