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 mesto, skoro je ispao sa liste nakon što je izvešteno da suprotstavljene stranke ne žele da mu prepuste previše ovlašćenja, niti da mu daju kontrolu nad koalicionom vladom.