Greek politicians failed to forge a coalition government Wednesday after a leftist leader huddled separately with two of his counterparts who've supported the austerity initiatives he opposes. Alexis Tsipras of Syriza met with Evangelos Venizelos of the socialist PASOK party and Antonis Samaras of center-right New Democracy a day after laying out a radical agenda he hopes to pursue if he becomes prime minister. Tsipras has until Thursday to form a government or admit defeat, but he faces an uphill task. "At this stage there is no solution," PASOK's Venizelos said. "But we must keep trying." If no one can pull together a coalition and no national unity government can be formed by May 17, Greece must call new elections.
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No coalition formed after Greek leftist leader meets with two counterparts
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Socialist PASOK leader says, "At this stage there is no solution"
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Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras has until Thursday to come up with a coalition
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