- lawmakers must decide to elect president or go to snap elections in Jan which would be a catastrophic result
- Dimas is an excellent candidate for president
- govt’s strongest weapon is bailout exit
- Greek funding needs are covered until end-Feb
- 17 more votes needed to reach “supermajority”
Samaras in rallying call to parliament
Meanwhile EU’s Moscovici says he will visit Athens on Mon/Tuesday next week
Samaras – vote for Dimas or else