1 | The Greek government says it's still aiming for a Sept. |
2 | 20 election date after the prime minister resigned because of a rebellion in his party over the terms of the country's new bailout deal. |
3 | Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili told Greek state TV ERT on Sunday that "as things stand now, Sept. 20 is a feasible election date." |
4 | Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned Thursday. |
5 | Opposition leader Evangelos Meimarakis, who was asked to form a government, is expected to inform Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos Monday that he has failed. |
6 | Panayotis Lafazanis, former minister and leader of Popular Unity party, will be handed a mandate. |
7 | If he also fails, a national unity government is possible and if that doesn't work, Parliament will be dissolved and a caretaker administration sworn in. |