Greece has announced it will bring forward a key presidential vote by two months, in a gamble to end political uncertainty.

The decision to move the parliamentary vote to select the next president to December 17 comes after eurozone finance ministers approved a request for a two-month bailout extension. The poll had been scheduled for February.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras hopes to rally enough support for his candidate Stavros Dimas.

He needs 200 votes in the first and second rounds, mean…
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