On November 6, Prime Minister George Papandreou met with opposition leaders to try to reach an agreement on the formation of an interim government, after a narrow confidence vote win in parliament.[5] A day earlier, the leader of the opposition New Democracy party Antonis Samaras had rejected the proposal and called for an immediate election. After Papandreou agreed to step aside, however, the two leaders announced their intention to form a national unity government that would allow the EU bailout to proceed and pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012.[6][7] The Communist Party and the Coalition of the Radical Left Party, refused Papandreou's invitation to join talks on a new unity government.[8] After several days of intense negotiations, the two major parties along with the Popular Orthodox Rally agreed to form a grand coalition headed by former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos.[2][3]
On November 10, George Papandreou formally resigned as Prime Minister of Greece,[9] and the new coalition cabinet and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos were formally sworn in on 11 November 2011.[10]
The national unity government's main task was to allow the EU bailout to proceed and to pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012. Papademos, who was not an elected MP, has said his priority will be to keep Greece in the eurozone.[11]
The Cabinetedit
In total, 48 people including the prime minister make up the government, seven more than its immediate predecessor. There are 12 new ministers in its ranks, of which nine have been sworn into government office for the first time, including the new premier. Broadly, most Cabinet members served in the previous government of George Papandreou. Nevertheless, the new coalition government also includes six members hailing from the main opposition New Democracy party.
On 10 February 2012, the Popular Orthodox Rally withdrew from the coalition government after refusing to support the latest austerity deal.[12] The party's only cabinet minister, Makis Voridis, was expelled by Georgios Karatzaferis for supporting the package but retained his portfolio after consultations with the prime minister.[13][14] A few days later, he joined New Democracy and surrendered his parliamentary seat to LAOS.[15][16]
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The Cabinet of Lucas Papademos succeeded the cabinet of George Papandreou as an interim three party coalition cabinet leading a coalition government formed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement PASOK party New Democracy party and Popular Orthodox Rally party 1 after Papandreou s decision to step down and allow a provisional coalition government to form with the task to take Greece out of a major political crisis caused by the country s debt crisis 2 3 It was the first coalition cabinet in Greece since the 1989 1990 Ecumenical Cabinet of Xenophon Zolotas Cabinet of Lucas PapademosCabinet of GreecePrime minister Papademos c and party leaders George A Papandreou PASOK r Antonis Samaras ND l Giorgos Karatzaferis LAOS fl Date formed11 November 2011 2011 11 11 Date dissolved17 May 2012 2012 05 17 People and organisationsHead of stateKarolos PapouliasHead of governmentLucas PapademosDeputy head of governmentTheodoros PangalosEvangelos Venizelos until 21 March 2012 Member partiesNew Democracy PASOK LAOS until 10 02 12 Status in legislatureEcumenical government255 300 85 until 10 02 12 239 300 80 from 10 02 12 Opposition partiesCommunist Party of Greece KKE Popular Orthodox Rally LAOS from 10 02 12 Coalition of the Radical Left SYRIZA Democratic Left DIMAR from 22 03 12 Independent Greeks ANEL from 03 04 12 HistoryElection s Without electionLegislature term s 13th 2009 2012 PredecessorCabinet of George PapandreouSuccessorPikrammenos Caretaker Cabinet The Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and the Cabinet were formally sworn in on 11 November 2011 4 Contents 1 Government formation process 2 The Cabinet 3 See also 4 ReferencesGovernment formation process edit nbsp Wikinews has related news Greek PM survives confidence vote On November 6 Prime Minister George Papandreou met with opposition leaders to try to reach an agreement on the formation of an interim government after a narrow confidence vote win in parliament 5 A day earlier the leader of the opposition New Democracy party Antonis Samaras had rejected the proposal and called for an immediate election After Papandreou agreed to step aside however the two leaders announced their intention to form a national unity government that would allow the EU bailout to proceed and pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012 6 7 The Communist Party and the Coalition of the Radical Left Party refused Papandreou s invitation to join talks on a new unity government 8 After several days of intense negotiations the two major parties along with the Popular Orthodox Rally agreed to form a grand coalition headed by former European Central Bank vice president Lucas Papademos 2 3 On November 10 George Papandreou formally resigned as Prime Minister of Greece 9 and the new coalition cabinet and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos were formally sworn in on 11 November 2011 10 The national unity government s main task was to allow the EU bailout to proceed and to pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012 Papademos who was not an elected MP has said his priority will be to keep Greece in the eurozone 11 The Cabinet editIn total 48 people including the prime minister make up the government seven more than its immediate predecessor There are 12 new ministers in its ranks of which nine have been sworn into government office for the first time including the new premier Broadly most Cabinet members served in the previous government of George Papandreou Nevertheless the new coalition government also includes six members hailing from the main opposition New Democracy party On 10 February 2012 the Popular Orthodox Rally withdrew from the coalition government after refusing to support the latest austerity deal 12 The party s only cabinet minister Makis Voridis was expelled by Georgios Karatzaferis for supporting the package but retained his portfolio after consultations with the prime minister 13 14 A few days later he joined New Democracy and surrendered his parliamentary seat to LAOS 15 16 A minor cabinet reshuffle was announced in March 2012 after Christos Papoutsis resigned as Minister for Citizen Protection in order to pursue the PASOK leadership He was replaced by Michalis Chrisochoidis who was succeeded as development minister by Anna Diamantopoulou She was replaced in the education portfolio by Georgios Babiniotis a professor of linguistics and former rector of the University of Athens 17 Office Incumbent Party Since Prime Minister Lucas Papademos Independent 11 November 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos PASOK 7 October 2009 Minister for Finance Philippos Sachinidis PASOK 21 March 2012 Minister for the Interior Tasos Giannitsis PASOK 11 November 2011 Minister for Administrative Reform and e Governance Dimitris Reppas PASOK 17 June 2011 Minister for Foreign Affairs Stavros Dimas New Democracy 11 November 2011 Minister for National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos New Democracy 11 November 2011 Minister for Development Competitiveness and Shipping Anna Diamantopoulou PASOK 7 March 2012 Minister for the Environment Energy and Climate Change Giorgos Papakonstantinou PASOK 17 June 2011 Minister for Education Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs Georgios Babiniotis Independent 7 March 2012 Minister for Infrastructure Transport and Networks Makis Voridis Popular Orthodox Rally until 2012 11 November 2011 New Democracy since 2012 Minister for Labour and Social Security Giorgos Koutroumanis PASOK 17 June 2011 Minister for Health and Social Solidarity Andreas Loverdos PASOK 7 September 2010 Minister for Rural Development and Food Kostas Skandalidis PASOK 7 September 2010 Minister for Justice Transparency and Human Rights Miltiadis Papaioannou PASOK 17 June 2011 Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrisochoidis PASOK 7 March 2012 Minister for Culture and Tourism Pavlos Geroulanos PASOK 7 October 2009 Minister of State Georgios Stavropoulos Independent 11 November 2011 Minister of State and government spokesman Pantelis Kapsis Independent 2 December 2011See also 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2012 Retrieved 7 November 2011 Political opposition divided over unity government e kathemerini com 7 November 2011 Retrieved 11 November 2011 George Papandreou resigns as Greece s prime minister The Telegraph 9 November 2011 Retrieved 11 November 2011 Papademos sworn in heads Greek cabinet of stalwarts Reuters 11 November 2011 Archived from the original on 11 November 2011 Retrieved 11 November 2011 Greece swears in unity cabinet and PM Lucas Papademos BBC News 11 November 2011 Retrieved 11 November 2011 Greece on shaky ground as coalition party rejects troika loan deal The Guardian 10 February 2012 Nai sto Mnhmonio apo 199 boyleytes kai oxi apo 74 To Vima in Greek Athens 13 February 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2012 Xwris anasxhmatismo h kybernhsh Paramenei o Boridhs To Vima in Greek Athens 14 February 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2012 Prosxwrhsan sth N D oi M Boridhs kai Ad Gewrgiadhs To Vima in Greek Athens 17 February 2012 Retrieved 7 March 2012 Paredwsan tis edres toys sto LAOS M Boridhs kai 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