Papandreou resigns to remain PM

The Greek Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou announced his resignation on Wednesday but his intention is to only withdraw temporarily from the post, the left-liberal daily To Ethnos writes: "While the entire country is talking about the future prime minister it underestimates the ramifications of Papandreou remaining leader of his party Pasok. No one is demanding that he give up this post. This is a great mistake on the part of his opponents within the party. They have failed to understand his plan. Because he has instructed the minister for economic affairs Evangelos Venizelos and the opposition leader Antonis Samaras to ratify the agreement for an eternal austerity programme and the nation's submission Papandreou can be sure that these two will 'burn themselves' politically. His temporarily giving up responsibility for the 'dirty work' but remaining Pasok's leader means that the ruling party will be running for election in four months' time! ... He, and no other, will be the candidate for the office of prime minister, and his reputation will be undamaged by the new measures!"

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