We are a pivotal part of the European Union. Any destabilization of Greece would totally rock the boat.

Today is a new day for the land.

I have always believed that this idea of having a nation go through this very painful five or six years of continuous recession with high unemployment would be detrimental for the economy and the society.

There is a mass of immigrants, a million of them without work. We will stop this invasion.

Other countries have access to the markets, whereas Greece does not. Therefore, we have to get liquidity through the ECB.

During the socialist period, the government became too big. That created a crowding-out effect in the private economy, and it gave everybody the need to pay more taxes in order to finance this big government. We are against big government. We want a smaller and more efficient government.

The best way for someone to govern is to set an example.