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Referendums are held to give rise to the development of societies in times of peace. Currently, the Greek society and even the PASOK parliamentary group are directly rejecting the government policy. Therefore, the solution could come from elections in which people would consider the policy programmes of both major parties and decide which of them could solve their everyday problems or, at least, give them hope again, the hope which at present we have lost.

I think that such an action could be dangerous to some extent, because an economic as well as a potential political crisis could turn into a crisis of institutions and it would be even more devastating for the country.

The results of recent surveys show that New Democracy is the first choice of voters. At the same time, however, it is evident that it would probably not be able to form a government alone because more parties will enter Parliament. In this case, are you considering options to form a coalition government? 

I think things are changing very rapidly and that the dynamics in favour of New Democracy have become insurmountable and there is no stopping it. It combines two features. The first is the vote of rejection of the hopeless policy the government of George Papandreou has deliberately chosen. The second is the hope in a party, which issued a warning on time and despite the mistakes, for which it was punished in the last elections, today presents a new face and a new determination to fight for the things that are now under threat. From this perspective, I believe that the formation of an independent government is just a matter of time. The percentage of New Democracy will grow each day until it reaches this independent government. I think it would not be necessary to encounter troubles whenever elections are held. I am saying troubles because the Greek experience of coalition governments in the past has not been positive. They led to no results, to indecision and a possible instability because no one dared to take immediate decisions and always transferred their burden to the other coalition partner. I believe in pure solutions and clear programmes that will be submitted to the Greek people before the election in a responsible and sincere manner. This applies also to unpleasant measures. Thus, every citizen will know what problems he or she will face until he or she achieves the goal. "Embellishment" of things does not help anyone, especially our country. We should tell the truth in a simple and direct way, explain how we would overcome the problems and how quickly we think we could reach our goal.

I think the voters themselves will make a reasonable decision and prefer the stability and security of New Democracy.