In an announcement late on Sunday night, Prime Minister George Papandreou said that he would not lead the country to early general elections. Speaking after the first solid results in local government polls began to emerge, the premier stressed that the result confirmed that people still wanted the changes they had voted for a year ago.
The prime minister stressed that Greece needed to operate with a different outlook and fulfil its obligations, meeting the challenges together. He stressed that he had undertaken the country’s helm at a difficult time and that the effort underway was the effort of all Greeks, not just that of the government.
“At this difficult time, we succeeded,” he emphasised, adding that there was no easy way and no magical solutions.
Papandreou expressed concern over the high levels of abstention during the regional and municipal elections, urging those that had abstained to cast their vote in the second round of run-off elections.
He also appealed to social partners, stressing that this was a national effort that had no room for petty party politics and attitudes.
(source: ana-mpa)
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