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BERLIN —Negotiations over a power-sharing, temporary Greek government were stuck in a third day of gridlock Wednesday, with no front-runner emerging to become the debt-ridden country’s next prime minister. On Wednesday evening, an announcement from the president’s office saying that talks would continue Thursday intensified fears in Europe that the continent’s quest for a stable partner in Greece had instead become mired in the same bitter politics that have slowed reforms there. Adding to the confusion, Prime Minister George Papandreou said in a nationally televised farewell address to the Greek people that an agreement had been reached, yet he named no names. “Today, despite our political and social differences, we are setting aside sterile conflicts,” Papandreou said.sacs louis vuitton “A government of political forces is taking over that goes beyond parties and personal biases..?.?. We will take the necessary steps together with national unity.”’ Former European Central Bank official Lucas Papademos had appeared poised to lead Greece until new elections were held next year, but disagreements over the length he would serve and how much say he would get in naming his cabinet appeared to have delayed, and possibly doomed, his candidacy, Greek news reports said. A government spokesman said Wednesday that a new government would be announced later in the day, but officials had made the same assurances both Monday and Tuesday, and no announcement came. Across Europe, hopes dimmed that the country’s two main political parties could work together to resolve the country’s debt crisis. Already, Greek politicians appeared to be jockeying for advantage in the upcoming elections by avoiding too close an association with the unpopular European bailout plan.
