The media briefly reported Papandreou was ready to resign, but he instead offered his hand to Conservative New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras to join him in a unity government ahead of a new election.
Mediji su na kratko javili da je Papandreu spreman da podnese ostavku, ali je on umesto toga pružio ruku lideru konzervativne Nove demokratije Antonisu Samarasu pozivajući ga da mu se pridruži u vladi jedinstva, uoči novih izbora.