Ολοκληρώθηκε η τελετή της ορκωμοσίας της υπηρεσιακής κυβέρνησης στο Προεδρικό Μέγαρο, η οποία έγινε από τον αρχιεπίσκοπο Ιερώνυμο. Τα μέλη της υπηρεσιακής κυβέρνησης έδωσαν θρησκευτικό όρκο.

We begin a battle in order to turn a page in the country's history, stated New Democracy leader (ND)Evangelos Meimarakis in his address on Thursday to the party's parliamentary group and called on the Greek citizens to trust ND again.

In an interview to the television channel SBC on Wednesday, State Minister Nikos Pappas said that the government had been toppled "from within" by the "internal opposition" within SYRIZA, not just the old political system.

In his first pre-election interview on wednesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he fought as hard as he could for a good deal with Greece΄s lenders and that he had to call elections due to the conditions of his mandate having completely changed.