Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos said his socialist Pasok party, which is preparing to elect a new leader March 18, will defy polls showing a slump in support.
“Our goal is victory, Pasok as the first party, upsetting the polls,” he said today in a speech shown on state-run NET TV.
Pasok will vote for a leader to replace former Prime Minister George Papandreou and there has been wide speculation that Venizelos will run. He didn’t say today whether he will be a candidate. Greece is due to hold national elections in late April or early May.
Greece convinced private investors to forgive more than 100 billion euros of debt, opening the way for a second bailout program worth 130 billion euros. Venizelos said his party had managed the greatest crisis in Greece since its civil war.
“Now the key to a return to a growth trajectory is in the hands of the Greeks,” Venizelos said.
(source: bloomberg)
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