Merkel vows to keep up reform pressure on Greece after historic election win

Angela Merkel has said she will keep up the pressure on Greece to carry out reforms after scoring a historic victory in the German federal elections on Sunday.

“We should not stop exercising pressure for the agreed reforms to be carried out,” said Merkel after a major election win for her CDU party and its Bavarian partner, the CSU.

Merkel also insisted that she told the truth about Greece’s predicament and the possible need for a third bailout, which was brought up during the election campaign by Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.

Kathimerini