An immediate front-runner for the prime minister post, Papademos nearly fell out of contention after it was reported that the rival parties didn't want to cede too much power to him, nor give him control of the coalition cabinet.
Papademos, koji je odmah bio favorit za premijersko mjesto, gotovo je ispao iz konkurencije nakon što je objavljeno kako mu suprotstavljene stranke ne žele prepustiti previše ovlasti, niti mu dati nadzor nad koalicijskom vladom.