The date of the early parliamentary elections in Greece, tentatively scheduled for February 2012, may be changed, a leader of the conservative New Democracy party said.
The elections were tentatively scheduled for February 19, 2012.
“If the voluntary ‘haircut’ is completed earlier, then elections can be held even earlier, if, for some reason, it is completed later, then elections can be held a bit later.” New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras said in an interview with the To Vima daily.
In the interview, Samaras reiterated his support for the coalition government led by Lucas Papademos.
“I want this government to be successful in its mission. Let Papademos do his job and then Greece will move forward with the government vested with full legitimacy confirmed in a popular vote,” Samaras said.
Opinion polls show Samaras and his party currently have the highest rating among all political forces in the country.
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