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Government reshuffle – Those who staying, those who leave

Government reshuffle – Those who staying, those who leave

The time as well as the persons considering the government's reshuffle cause intense trouble to the Prime minister and his closest associates. Mr. Samaras is planning to change the governmental executives.

The determine factor about the choices will be the progress in economy, the agreement with troika and the next payment disbursement.

The course of Greek economy will be the key that will "unlock" the reshuffle, according to "Real News". All the information lead to the scenario that places Mr. Stournaras to Mr. Provopoulos's post in The Bank of Greece, since Mr. Provopoulos's tenure will end in May.

In that case, next Minister of Finance it is possible to be the Prime minister himself, choosing his close associate Mr. Chrysantho Lazaridis as a surrogate.
Two other names that are loudly mentioned these days are that of Mr., Dendias who has strongly expressed his desire to leave his post in the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection, and the other of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. It is not unlikely though an "internal upgrade" to take place involving the surrogate minister Mr. Staikouras.

There is also a vacant ministerial post, that of Stavros Kalaphati who runs as candidate for the municipality of Thessaloniki.