Not surprisingly, the new Prime Minister of the radical left Syriza collected 162 votes of 299 deputies voting and he advocated an alternative plan to the current framework.
The opportunity for Alexis Tsipras greatly raise your voice against Germany before a crucial meeting of the Eurogroup on Wednesday, "Mr. Schäuble and Mr Samaras may well
ask us any way, we will not ask for extension of the aid package to Greece. As long as we have the support of the people on our side, we will not give in to blackmail and no one will make us afraid. " Greek Prime Minister accused Germany to ask Greece "irrational things." Alexis Tsipras, however, ended his speech with "the hope that an agreement would be reached with the European partners."
Political reactions were predictable except slightly unusual snow in Athens.
The Minister for Social Security stressed the unity of the majority and its willingness to move forward with its program. " Conversely, the conservative opposition was restricted to hope for success while demonstrating an assumed pessimism.
Time is short, the current aid plan ends at the end of the month, Athens must find 17 billion euros by the end of August to avoid default.
"The new Greek government easily won the parliamentary vote but the real challenges lie ahead: to keep the interior promises and negotiate under pressure with international creditors," our correspondent in Athens, Stamatis Giannisis.
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