Conversely, when asked if the election has been turned into a referendum on the memorandum or will serve as a vote of confidence in the government, Kaklamanis' primary opponent, PASOK-backed Giorgos Kaminis, said: "The answer is quite simple: Our coalition is not just backed by PASOK, for citizens to consider it as such … The prime minister, on his part, as the head of the government, has to deal with major national issues, both on the domestic and international front; in the wake of the economic crisis, therefore, he formulates his policies on several levels, and with many dilemmas."
Koalisyonumuz PASOK tarafından sadece vatandaşların bunu böyle görmesi için desteklenmiyor. Başbakan, hükümetin başı olarak, hem iç hem de dış cephede büyük ulusal sorunlarla başa çıkmak zorunda; bu yüzden de, ekonomik kriz sonrasında politikalarını birden fazla düzeyde ve çok sayıda ikilemle ifade ediyor."