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Greek conservative chief demands party backs bailout

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras said on Saturday that all his party's lawmakers must vote for an IMF/EU bailout law or face being dropped as parliamentary candidates. "This is obviously an issue of party discipline," Samaras told a parliamentary committee, saying anyone who opposed the bailout "will not be a candidate in the next election." His New Democracy party, which backs the coalition of Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, is the second biggest in parliament. ...

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