- Being part of euro zone carries obligations
- Greece on a difficult path
- Lack of consensus forced him to referendum
- National unity most important factor
- Must implement deal or face exit from euro
- Not attached to any post, not interested in being re-elected
- Interested in saving Greece
- Would be irresponsible to resign
- There would be a vacuum at a critical time
- Talks with opposition has begun immediately
- Insists on need for wider understanding (he really is a Socialist, isn’t he…)
- EU aid deal must be implemented quickly
- Confidence vote will lead to cooperation; wants talks with opposition after vote
- End of speech…what a nothingberger…
Meanwhile, Reuters is reporting that Papandreou has agreed to step-down after winning the confidence vote tomorrow…Take that with a grain of salt…