Greek PM to unveil new cabinet, protests rage on

June 16, 2011 11:29

Rethink your holiday to Greece, if you're headed there, as the country braces for a new government.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is set to announce a new cabinet in a concessionary move as he seeks support for new austerity measures, reports bbc.co.uk.

Papandreou, who will stay in his post, says he will put the new government to a vote of confidence in the parliament. Renewed fears that Greece will default on its debt have shaken markets.

Athens witnessed some of the most violent protests in more than a year on Wednesday as demonstrators went on to the streets and took part in a general strike.

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