Socialist PASOK leader and Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos said Greece should not be disqualified from the secondary bond market during his interview with private ANT1. He said that the European Central Bank could buy only 35 billion euros worth of Greek bonds.

The socialist party leader also outlined PASOK’s positions and shared his theory about his party’s diminished popularity. Mr. Venizelos said that it was unfair that the parties of the coalition government are being held accountable for what happened to Greece and yet this responsibility is being shared unequally. He was critical of the conservative New Democracy (ND) government for taking credit for the results that were also due to PASOK. Mr. Venizelos said that the same had happened in 2010 when PASOK assumed responsibility for managing the crisis leaving the ND party unscathed.

He said that PASOK has pledged to keep the country intact until the January 25 elections though it remains to be seen what will happen on January 26.