I expected more MPs to vote in favor of Mr. Stavros Dimas, said Dora Bakoyannis immediately upon exiting the ended first round of voting for President.

“The number of colleagues who voted are slightly less than I expected”, she said.

However, Mrs. Bakoyannis expressed her confidence that the PM and Mr. Venizelos can, in the coming days, take initiatives that will create the climate to “facilitate their MP comrades”, and gather the needed votes.