<p>The political turmoil raised uncertainty over the Socialist cabinet’s five-year plan for tax hikes, spending cuts and state property selloffs demanded by its bailout lenders, spooking investors who fear the problems will infect global markets.<br /><br />Analysts said it was increasingly unclear whether Papandreou would be able to form a new governing team and get the deeply unpopular measures approved amid the political chaos, which follows nationwide strikes and violent protests in Athens on Wednesday.<br /><br />“It will be very hard now to find good people to form a government now. They don’t trust (Papandreou) after all the flip-flops he has made,” said former finance minister Stefanos Manos. “Who will make privatisations now in all this turmoil?”</p>
<p>The political turmoil raised uncertainty over the Socialist cabinet’s five-year plan for tax hikes, spending cuts and state property selloffs demanded by its bailout lenders, spooking investors who fear the problems will infect global markets.<br /><br />Analysts said it was increasingly unclear whether Papandreou would be able to form a new governing team and get the deeply unpopular measures approved amid the political chaos, which follows nationwide strikes and violent protests in Athens on Wednesday.<br /><br />“It will be very hard now to find good people to form a government now. They don’t trust (Papandreou) after all the flip-flops he has made,” said former finance minister Stefanos Manos. “Who will make privatisations now in all this turmoil?”</p>