Prime Minister George Papandreou now says that a referendum on Greece's bailout will be scrapped if the conservative opposition agreed to back the package in parliament.
"I will be glad even if we don't go to a referendum, which was never a purpose in itself. I'm glad that all this discussion has at least brought a lot of people back to their senses," Papandreou said in a speech.
"If the opposition comes to the table to back the bailout, a referendum is not needed," said Papandreou.
His office denied Papandreou had spoken to news outlets on Thursday after some reports quoted him as saying he had scrapped plans for a referendum.
It is done. Ignore URL and see headline.
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