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05-20-2013, 02:51 AM
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Greece has seen the launch of a new political party, Plan B, which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma.
Its leader, Alekos Alavanos, told the conference in Athens that he opposed the austerity measures imposed on the country.
He argued that Greece could not emerge from recession as long as it was locked into a common currency.
But opinion polls suggest most Greeks favour retaining the euro.
The prospect of Greece's departure from the euro has hung over the country since its financial crisis erupted in 2009.
Greeks were told a "Grexit" was a nightmare scenario that would bring even worse upheaval to the country.
Mr Alavanos, a former leader of the main left-wing opposition Syriza, argues that leaving the single currency would be a "little shock" but, through devaluing the drachma, it would soon yield positive results and set an example to other eurozone countries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581114
Greece has seen the launch of a new political party, Plan B, which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma.
Its leader, Alekos Alavanos, told the conference in Athens that he opposed the austerity measures imposed on the country.
He argued that Greece could not emerge from recession as long as it was locked into a common currency.
But opinion polls suggest most Greeks favour retaining the euro.
The prospect of Greece's departure from the euro has hung over the country since its financial crisis erupted in 2009.
Greeks were told a "Grexit" was a nightmare scenario that would bring even worse upheaval to the country.
Mr Alavanos, a former leader of the main left-wing opposition Syriza, argues that leaving the single currency would be a "little shock" but, through devaluing the drachma, it would soon yield positive results and set an example to other eurozone countries.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581114