There are questionmarks around this source, as I can't find this article on the Times.
However, it's under the name of a credible Times reporter and in a reputable Australian newspaper. Possibly a story that's too hot for Europe but printable in Australia? I don't know.
Pretty condemning stuff if true. Essentially says that not only is Germany negotiating in bad faith, they are also actively working to destroy a democratically elected European government.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news...-1227422961480
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Greece will not get a cent in new eurozone bailout loans while Alexis Tsipras and Yanis Varoufakis remain in power, because Germany will block any such deal, one of Europe’s most influential politicians has told The Times.
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Under the rules of the European Stability Mechanism, the euro’s bailout fund, the German parliament, or Bundestag, has a veto or blocking vote over any new program such as that requested by Greece at the 11th hour.
The senior German conservative said that Angela Merkel’s ruling Christian Democrat Union (CDU) and its Bavarian allies the Christian Social Union (CSU) would block any request made while the pair, described as “communists”, remained in power.
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“We will do everything to get a ‘yes’. Then we will need a new government, then we have to implement measures,” he said.
The politician revealed that the socialist Martin Schulz, the president of the European parliament, was involved in secret talks, possibly including Mr Tsipras — whom he sees as a moderate — to “split the Syriza movement”.
The aim was to create a “technical government” as a precondition for a new EU bailout, incorporating moderate MPs in Syriza to avoid new elections.
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None of this would be THAT surprising, nor the first time major powers try to dictate who gets to govern what smaller country.