He will not resign and will go to the president for a new government even without himself at the helm

Papandreou asked for a vote of confidence in order to negotiate a coalition government, contradicting the scenarios that had him on the podium announcing his resignation

Specifically, the PM said “tomorrow I will visit the President of the Republic to start a consultation on the creation of national coalition government; to proceed with the dialogue on the targets, the program, and even the head of that government.

Papandreou stressed that “some people want a government run by interests. We will not tolerate a looting from collapsing interests.” He said his acts are aimed at being a symbol of something new for the country. ”I want you to understand the sincerity of my intentions. I will shoulder the political costs and my responsibilities” he added.

Samaras is asking for elections as soon as possible and accepts a temporary transitional government as a last resort. The solution is a cross-party support of this agreement for the good of the country in order to have a strong government and proceed to elections when things quieten down, Papandreou added.

He also said that we should follow these steps:

- Greece will do everything required for the implementation of the agreement

- The package should be supported by all parties

- The parliamentary vote of confidence in the government is a mandate

- We secure the disbursement of the 6th tranche as soon as possible

- We affirm to our partners that Greece will do anything that the agreement requires

Regarding our partners, Papandreou sent a message saying “foreign partners must have faith in Greek people. They are made for hard times” and that “the G20 must recognize that besides countries there are people.”