I cannot allow a third party to decide on my country's future.

There are going to be a lot of problems with social cohesion. We are already cutting down everything to the bone. Unless there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Greece's position in Europe will not be put in doubt.

Illegal immigrants are already a very big problem for us. We are already taking big steps to disallow illegal immigrants from coming in.

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.

We believe that what they call "Grexit" [a Greek exit from the eurozone] is not an option for us.

Today is a new day for the land.