Kao prvi favorit za premijersko mjesto, Papademos je skoro ispao iz natjecanja nakon izvještaja da mu suparničke strane nisu htjele ustupiti previše ovlasti niti mu dati kontrolu nad koalicionim kabinetom.
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.