Carolos Papoulias

Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a stable Greek government to be formed quickly after new elections in a telephone call with President Carolos Papoulias, a German government spokesman said.

Greece's President Carolos Papoulias will meet political party chiefs on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to form a cabinet after inconclusive elections that have raised fears of a Greek eurozone exit.

Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a stable Greek government to be formed quickly after new elections in a telephone call with President Carolos Papoulias, a German government spokesman said.

Greece's President Carolos Papoulias will meet political party chiefs on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to form a cabinet after inconclusive elections that have raised fears of a Greek eurozone exit.