Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos (R) talks to Prime Minister Lucas Papademos during their meeting in Athens March 19, 2012. Venizelos said on Monday he was stepping down as finance minister to lead the Socialists into a general election, a day after taking over the helm of the party, which is trailing far behind its rival conservatives in opinion polls. REUTERS/Thanassis Stavrakis/Pool (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)