Papandreou's government has no parliamentary majority

The Papandreou government without a parliamentary majorityRapid developments in the political scene of the place. Government of national unity without G. Papandreou nominates top executives from all parties in the face of the country's risk of exiting the euro. The government is in a state of emergency with the referendum issue causing controversy among top executives and a heavy climate for the next day and the government majority hanging by a thread. The beginning was made with the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Ev. Venizelos, who on his return from Cannes took clear distances from the referendum, stating that Greece's position in the euro is a historic conquest of the country that can not be questioned and that this acquis of the Greek people can not be depend on the holding of a referendum. From early in the morning the developments are stormy as one after another top PASOK executives differed in different tones from the prime minister's proposal. The Minister of Rural Development, Costas Skandalidis, calls for the convening of the PASOK parliamentary group within the day and before tomorrow's vote "in order to collectively determine the developments", noting that "a referendum with any question the European Course of the country is a given and non-negotiable ". "A return to the drachma and to the past is not allowed nor can there be," said in a statement the Minister of Development, Michalis Chrysochoidis, indirectly referring to the referendum on the euro. "The country is going through critical moments. "Unity is imperative," he said in a statement. The Minister of National Defense, Panos Beglitis, offered political support to the Prime Minister. "I will support the prime minister in the Central Committee," he said, while regarding the vote of confidence in the government, he said: "As things stand today, I have concerns whether the 151 votes can be collected as provided in Article 44 of the Constitution." Deputy Minister of Finance Pantelis Oikonomou described as "untimely" the question "euro or not", expressing his disagreement with the referendum on Greece's stay in the euro. He stressed that a referendum should be held regarding the agreement for the new support to Greece. Fofi Gennimata expressed her differentiation on the issue of the referendum, saying that she will do everything she can to prevent the country from getting there. The Prime Minister Mimis Androulakis called on the Prime Minister to withdraw "immediately, today" the proposal for a referendum. PASOK MP Costas Kartalis described the holding of a referendum on the euro as completely unnecessary. "The country has been in the euro for years", he stressed while referring to the responsibility of the PASOK Parliamentary Group, emphasizing that "he must speak in a very honest way" before the end of the debate in Parliament for the vote of confidence in the government. The only realistic proposal for the country not to collapse, Vasso Papandreou described the formation of a government of National Salvation, on the initiative of the President of the Republic, in order to secure the agreement of October 26, and then to call elections. Meanwhile, the government majority is hanging by a thread as from time to time Eva Kaili is expected to proceed with independence, putting into practice what she had expressed in a letter two days ago. If this happens, PASOK will be left with 151 deputies. PASOK MP Leonidas Grigorakos was in favor of forming a government of national salvation, otherwise, he added, the country must go to the polls. At the same time, however, he said he would give a vote of confidence to the government. At the same time, Elena Panariti states that she will not give a vote of confidence to the Papandreou government. As of yesterday, the turmoil in the PASOK Parliamentary Group was great after the statements of Merkel-Sarkozy and the Greek Prime Minister after the meeting in Cannes. According to information, three rallies were held in order to have a joint stand today of a large group of deputies. Reactions from the opposition parties are fierce. "Mr. "Papandreou should be ashamed that he allowed our pawnbrokers to attack us in the most extortionate way", the president of LAOS, George Karatzaferis, emphasizes in his announcement.
Source: newsbeast