<p>The government comprises the country’s two leading parties -- the leftist Pasok and the centre right New Democracy, as well as the small far-right Laos party.<br /><br />Papademos has said his priority is ratifying the EU 130 billion euro bailout package and imposing austerity measures that have provoked massive protests across the country.<br />"Dealing with Greece's problems will be more difficult if Greece is not a member of the eurozone," Papademos told MPs before the vote Wednesday.<br /><br />He said earlier Greece must present written guarantees that it will comply with the EU’s demands for it to comply with the terms of the bailout package.<br /><br />Papademos took office over the weekend following the resignation of prime minister George Papandreou. He stepped down after he called for a referendum on further domestic spending cuts, but later backtracked amid protests from Brussels.</p>
<p>The government comprises the country’s two leading parties -- the leftist Pasok and the centre right New Democracy, as well as the small far-right Laos party.<br /><br />Papademos has said his priority is ratifying the EU 130 billion euro bailout package and imposing austerity measures that have provoked massive protests across the country.<br />"Dealing with Greece's problems will be more difficult if Greece is not a member of the eurozone," Papademos told MPs before the vote Wednesday.<br /><br />He said earlier Greece must present written guarantees that it will comply with the EU’s demands for it to comply with the terms of the bailout package.<br /><br />Papademos took office over the weekend following the resignation of prime minister George Papandreou. He stepped down after he called for a referendum on further domestic spending cuts, but later backtracked amid protests from Brussels.</p>