In the new Cabinet announced on Monday evening, junior coalition government partner PASOK party retained its control over crucial ministries.

Apart from the Foreign Ministry that remains in the hands of Government Vice-President and leader of PASOK Evangelos Venizelos, the ministers of Environment, Infrastructure and Education all come from either the PASOK party or the Elia political formation, in which PASOK is the largest constituent.

PASOK also secured the Cabinet positions of Alternate Rural Development Minister, Alternate Health Minister, Deputy Interior Minister, as well as Alternate Defence Minister and deputy ministers in Administrative Reform, Development, Labour and Foreign ministries.