Costas Simitis Says Gov't Will not secure the 180 votes for President

Former Prime Minister and ex-president of PASOK Costas Simitis on Tuesday stated that no country will be expelled from the Eurozone, but if this actually did occur, then the problems faced at home would be insurmountable. Speaking at the London School of Economics, on the occasion of the presentation of his book, titled The European debt crisis – The Greek case, Simitis said that after a short retrospection of the development of the European institutions and the multiple political, financial and social challenges that they have had to tackle, the need for their renewal and posed a number of questions regarding the EU’s future have been raised.

According to him, the Presidential elections are necessary in order to secure political stability, but he warned that the general elections would generate further doubt and problems. Simitis said he was also concerned about the prospect of SYRIZA assuming power.

A report in Ta Nea revealed that in a private conversation after his speech Simitis said that he does not believe that the government will secure the necessary 180 votes to avoid general elections. He also appears to have stressed that the general elections would cause a huge mess.

Editor's Note: Milame oloi... milane kai oi k**loi.