My job will not be easy but I am convinced the problems will be solved in a quicker and more efficient way if there is unity and consensus.

Dealing with Greece's problems will be more difficult if Greece is not a member of the eurozone.

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

Greece is at a crucial crossroads. The choices that are made and the policies that are enforced will have a decisive impact on the wellbeing of Greeks. The way forward will not be easy but the problems can be solved, and will be solved, if there is unity, co-operation and consensus.

I think the facts reveal that the European partners have taken extraordinary measures to help Greece address its problems.

I thank all of those deputies who supported the government and gave it a vote of confidence. I believe each of those votes represents a responsible decision to avoid placing our country's membership of the eurozone in danger.

The ECB's interventions in sovereign bond markets should not be perceived or interpreted as a 'freebie' for governments. They are temporary.