Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Thursday unveiled a 39-member cabinet, centered around MPs from his New Democracy party, that he pledged would lead Greece out of the crisis.
Speaking to his ministers shortly after they were sworn in on Thursday evening, Samaras said it was “a new day.” “The country has a new government but it’s also a different kind of government of a cross-party nature,” he said, describing it as a “government of responsibility.”
“This government has no grace period,” he added. “It must start producing results immediately. Make no mistake, our goal is to extract Greeks from the crisis and ensure that their sacrifices have not been in vain.” Samaras warned his ministers to limit their TV appearances and informed them their salaries would be cut by 30 percent.
The Cabinet consists of 39 ministers and deputy ministers, which is 10 fewer than under interim Premier Lucas Papademos. Despite the government being a product of the cooperation between New Democracy, PASOK and Democratic Left, the Cabinet is dominated by conservatives, who hold 30 of the 39 positions. Of these, 24 are ND deputies and the others are figures associated with the party.
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