International media, together with GRReproter were on the scene to track how far tensions around the 48-hour nationwide strike would escalate.

The joint government scenario is already history and seemingly, early elections are the only possible solution. LAOS leader George Karatzaferis called the classmates from Boston to show a sense of responsibility.

Unknown persons set fire to two military and police posts near the Parliament, a ticket selling booth, a newspaper stand in front of the Ministry of Finance and one of the new offices of the Parliament on Mitropoleos street.

Greece will recover in two and a half years, forecasts economist Erol User, a former World Bank official and economic adviser to the Turkish presidency. He visited Athens at the invitation of the Institute of Diplomacy and Global Affairs.

Extra taxes, lower wages, decreasing pensions and the prospect of drastic impoverishment of the people drove the Greeks, who are generally known for their hot Mediterranean temperament, past all endurance and now, they want the Prime Minister's "head".