Greece’s prime minister held a marathon meeting with his party’s lawmakers Wednesday, briefing them on pledges made to European creditors to win a four-month extension of the country’s bailout amid simmering party discontent over what some see as a capitulation.
The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, lasted more than 11 hours.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, elected last month on the promise to repeal bailout austerity measures, including spending cuts and tax hikes, has been at pains to persuade hardliners in his radical left Syriza party that Greece succeeded in its European negotiations.
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“We must continue along this road,” Merkel said, adding that “will of course remain challenging, I have no illusions about that.”
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Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.
