A view of the Greek parliament in session. Parliament in Greece has been dissolved after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras requested the dissolution of the legislature following its failure to choose a new president after three successive rounds of voting. A statement from the parliament said an early election in the austerity-weary country would be held on January 25, as Samaras announced on Monday,... 

The photo shows Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attending the third round of the presidential election in the Greek parliament in the capital, Athens, on December 29, 2014. The Greek parliament has failed to elect the country’s new president, paving the way for snap elections that might bring a radical leftist party to power. On Monday, Greek lawmakers failed for the third consecutive time to... 

In the last weeks, the Government of Samaras has failed the first 2 of 3 of attempts to collect enough votes to elect one of their own, Stavros Dimas to the position of President of the republic. This coming Monday, the final attempt to elect Stavros Dimas will be made, and when that fails the country will go to national elections. Earlier today, Samaras gave an interview with Greek TV station NERIT....