The name of the new Greek premier and composition of the new coalition government will be announced on Wednesday, according to sources.The sources said that prime minister George Papandreou will be received by President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias at five o'clock p.m at the presidential mansion, to whom he will tender his resignation and the resignations of his government.Afterwards, the president will convene a meeting of the Council of the political party leaders with the participation of all the leaders desiring to attend, after which the composition of the new government will be announced.Papandreou was in his office until late Tuesday night in consultations with his close aides, government vice president and finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, and the director of the premier's political office Nikos Athanassakis.Parliament president Filippos Petsalnikos, who was also in his own office until late Tuesday night, categorically denied rumors that he had accepted a proposal to be the next prime minister. AMNA
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