Olga Gerovasili

From a visit to a shrinking Icelandic glacier on Friday, French Presidnet Francois Hollande is arriving in Greece at 4.50 p.m. on Thursday afternoon to tend to the diminishing Greek GDP. Government hopes are pinned on his two-day visit during which he is expected to vouch for the country and express his support for the reform drive as well as show interest in Greek investments.

The new government sworn in today before the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Some swore on the bible and others took a civil oath.

The new Greek government was announced by SYRIZA MP and new government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili. The new government is expected to be sworn in Wednesday at 10.30 am (Greek time):

Prime Minister: Alexis Tsipras

Government Vice-President: Yiannis Dragasakis

Minister of State: Nikos Pappas

The Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) is readying its new government following the party’s recent election triumph – for the second time this year after its first election win on January 25.

There was enthusiasm at SYRIZA’s headquarters on Koumoundourou street from the first exit polls that put the party ahead of its main rival, the conservative New Democracy party. As the night progressed with votes tallied in the party’s favor, reserved joy gave way to smiles and cheers… and the flow of whiskey.

Former SYRIZA-ANEL government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili speaking to Reuters said the new SYRIZA-ANEL government formed after the September 20 elections would implement the harsh terms of the 3rd rescue plan Greece agreed to with its international creditors.

SYRIZA spokesperson Olga Gerovasili talked at Parapolitika radio station and stated “We will cooperate with anyone who believes that memorandum is catastrophic. The neoliberal approach imposed through it, the wrong recipe provided to the country was disastrous not only judging by the results but from the moment the memorandum was imposed as policy”.

Olga Gerovasili, spokesperson for Radical Left party SYRIZA categorically ruled out the possibility of a coalition government between her party and center-right conservative main opposition New Democracy after the September 20 elections.

Spokesperson of the outgoing SYRIZA-ANEL government Olga Gerovasili said elections were imperative as a new strong mandate is needed. In an interview, Tuesday to Real FM radio, Gerovasili expressed hope that the possibility of an absolute government majority was feasible goal in the upcoming elections.

A looming “civil war” between the radical leftist SYRIZA government and its even more radical leftist “Left Platform” continued on Wednesday, with new government spokeswoman disparaging the latest comments by former minister and current “top dissenter” Panagiotos Lafazanis.