On a recent day, Christoforos and Fotis brayed and gently butted visitors to their estate.

WSJ: Hee Haw! Donkeys Get Last Laugh As One Greek Tragedy Ends Happily

At Lady Herries's estate, Christoforos and Fotis live with seven other donkeys saved from starvation or the slaughterhouse.

WSJ: Hee Haw! Donkeys Get Last Laugh As One Greek Tragedy Ends Happily

Last December, Christoforos and a companion, a white-nosed donkey named Fotis, made a five-day journey to the south of England on a special equine transport truck.

WSJ: Hee Haw! Donkeys Get Last Laugh As One Greek Tragedy Ends Happily

Fotis Kouvelis, the Democratic Left leader, still insists that Greece will ask its European partners for an extra two years to implement the new austerity package.

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Samaras, who heads New Democracy, met with the heads of his two coalition partners, Evangelos Venizelos of Pasok and Fotis Kouvelis of the Democratic Party of the Left, earlier Thursday, the broadcaster reported.

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