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Greece's Democratic Left party defects from coalition
Source: BBC News
Greece's Democratic Left party says it is pulling out of the coalition government amid a row over the closure of national broadcaster ERT.
The party is the smallest in Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's coalition. It has yet to decide if it will still support the government in parliament.
If it were to withdraw its backing, the two remaining coalition parties would have a majority of three seats.
Earlier, talks broke down on how to resume transmissions at ERT.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23002435
