Markets tumble as Greece battles with EU leaders

Greek politicians have accused European leaders of trying to force the indebted nation out of the euro after triple-A rated governments threatened to postpone elections and install a technocratic government.

Overnight markets took a hit as talks on the €130bn bailout programme were delayed further by rows amongst political parties in Greece, with finance minister Evangelos Venizelos claiming "forces in Europe" were pushing Greece out of the single currency. The FT reported eurozone leaders openly discussed postponing Greek elections and installing a new government without political parties like the one in place in Italy, which does not have a place for politicians such as Venizelos. Despite the efforts of Antonis Samaras, head of the New Democracy party, who wrote a letter to the EU vowin...