"Nationalization is not a fetish but there are sectors of services, which undoubtedly should be public," said the representative of the European department of SYRIZA Yiannis Bournous, who spoke to Victoria Mindova about the programme and views of the left.

The political race is getting hotter each passing day and with the help of the variable results of polls too. New Democracy and PASOK drew a bead on SYRIZA but did not respond to Stefanos Manos' call to join forces in a pro-European alliance.

The modest but beautiful ceremony attracted thousands of spectators, who forgot their difficult life at least for a while and dipped in the atmosphere of the biggest sports festival.

Despite the positive signals sent from central Europe, the situation in Greece is getting worse each day. Greece's uncontrolled bankruptcy would cost eurozone countries up to one trillion dollars.

The parliament will function for only one day and this Friday, it will be dismissed in order for the second election period to start.

The small team of lecturers, former ministers and diplomats was sworn in the presidency.

The new elections would challenge the parties to form a coalition, said the expert in communications Spyros Rizopoulos in an interview with Anastasia Balezdrova.