Facing a no-confidence vote on Friday after a tumultuous day of political gamesmanship, Prime Minister George A. Papandreou has called off a referendum on Greece’s new debt deal with the euro zone after winning a measure of support from his opposition and managing to repair, at least temporarily, a major rupture in relations with Europe.
The decision on Thursday to abandon a proposed popular vote on the European debt deal did not end the political turmoil here; Mr. Papandreou still faces a rebellion in his own Socialist Party and the fury of some opposition figures, and the confidence vote later on Friday is seen here as a difficult challenge. But talk of a possible unity government eased international fears of immediate new elections and a looming default if he did not survive in office, cheering markets in Europe and abroad.
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