Petsalnikos’ nomination ruled out

Reportedly, after the conclusion of the council of political leaders and its rescheduling for Thursday morning, the idea of ​​nominating chairman of parliament Philippos Petsalnikos as the new prime minister was abandoned.

The end titles of his candidacy were also caused by threats made ​​by 40 to 50 members of PASOK and ND that they would not give their vote of confidence to the new government scheme.

By early afternoon members of the ruling party and the opposition had gathered in parliament and expected developments. On hearing the news that the president of parliament was a favorite, they launched their reactions which culminated in the announcement of the PM, especially when Papandreou said he would move to an “institutional choice.”

Specifically, members of PASOK, even those belonging to the “presidential” block, expressed “discomfort”, “frustration” and “serious concern”, while they said they might not give a positive response regarding the confidence vote.

Meanwhile, developments occured in ND as well. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Aris Spiliotopoulos and Kostis Chatzidakis m for quite a while at Dora Bakogianni's office. According to reports, the common outcome was a “negative response to the Petsalnikos solution.”

Then they went to the office of the Secretary of ND Costas Tasoulas and raised their concerns, noting that they intend to write a relevant letter. In fact, about 25 members from all the disparate groups of the party were willing to sign the letter.

Nevertheless, it is interesting that after the discontinuation of the conference of political leaders, parliamentarians reported with relief that “the lounge is what damaged Petsalnikos.”